The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 21, 2005

Exotic destinations at dream fares
THE Indian traveller will soon have the luxury of choosing the fares he pays for travelling abroad. The arrival of at least two low-cost airlines — Air Arabia, that will start daily flights between Mumbai ... More

Air Arabia offers Mumbai-Sharjah service at Rs 2,999
IF you are summoned at short notice for an urgent business meeting to Sharjah, don't bother scouting for the best possible airfare. Just head for Sahar International Airport in Mumbai and purchase a `Go-show' fare ticket of Air Arabia, the ... More

Addressing ground realities of budget air-travel
ACCORDING to reports the Civil Aviation Ministry is planning to set up a separate terminal for low-cost carriers at the Delhi airport, and at the Mumbai terminal efforts are on to create more space for these carriers by ... More

Jet off abroad on a 3-day holiday!
THE southward movement in international airfares and the easy availability of seats and foreign exchange are tempting more travellers to consider taking a short break not only in India, but also abroad. As a pleasant surprise to the travel ... More

GAS is EGSAC's Indian associate
EGSAC — the consortium of independent general sales agents (GSA) in the airlines industry — has appointed Mumbai-based Global Aviation Services (GAS) as its associate in India. Launched in 1975, GAS is one of the country's largest ... More

SHIPPING

Capacity up on Asian trades
THE shipping lines added capacity on the Asian trades in 2004, according to a study undertaken by a US shipping research and database provider, Compair Data. According to the study, tradewide East-bound trans-Pacific ... More

RAILWAYS

RDSO set to conduct first crashworthy rail coach test
IF the test succeeds, rail travel could become a wee bit safer. Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO), the research and standardisation arm of the Railways, is all set to conduct a full-scale actual crashworthy test for a passenger ... More

New train from Secunderabad to Delhi introduced
HYDERABAD: In response to the announcement made in the Railway Budget, South Central Railway is all set to introduce Secunderabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranthi Express from March 21. This train, to ply between ... More

ROADWAYS

Hallmarks of good logistics hubs
Movement of heavy vehicles with heavy loads within the city throws up a host of problems such as pollution, traffic snarls and damage to the roads. The proposed logistics hub can tackle this problem. More

Ships in Ports

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