Airline Tickets

Archive for June, 2010

Using the internet to book your air tickets is one of the preferred ways of buying the tickets from the comfort of your home. There are various websites that offer the tickets online. Each website will try to sell their tickets by claiming that they are offering the best price available. However, none of these sites tells about the correct time for buying cheap airline tickets. In general, all airlines decide about upcoming airfare prices on Tuesday evening. Therefore, the best time for purchasing an airplane ticket is Wednesday morning at 12:01am when the latest prices of the airlines are available.

You should log onto your favourite airfare website during this time and select the dates of your flight which you would like to take. In case of even better rate, you should select the “flexible dates” alternative for selecting all the prices between place of origin and destination. Some of the popular websites that offer these services are Travelocity, Makemytrip, cleartrip and Yatra. In case you select the “flexible dates” range then you can readily compare the air fares on the various dates and make your decision accordingly.

You can continue to try various price ranges and you should always remember that flights are cheapest on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday departure. There are usually only a limited number of seats available at the latest low prices introduced on Tuesday.  In case you are very flexible with your travel plans including your departure and arrival dates then you should try by using the Priceline to select your own price for the trip. You could not see the exact time of departure and arrival prior to selecting the price and the timings of the travel may turn out to be a red-eye flight. Overall, internet offers the best way to compare the prices of various airlines and book your tickets conveniently.

JetLite

JetLite was formerly known as Air Sahara. It is an airline based out of Mumbai, India and at present is owned by Jet Airways. The airline operates scheduled services that connect metropolitan centres in India. It is operating 110 flights every day. The airline offers helicopters that are available for charter services as well as aerial photography.

Jetlite has reestablished itself as a value carrier that provides attractive low fares. It is not offering complimentary food on board and provides it purchasing separately.  Jet Airways has been withdrawn from its many routes and replaced it with Jetlite operations that compete with complete service carriers which operate on those sectors.

Jetlite was founded in the year 1991 and its major hub is Delhi. Apart from it, the other secondary hubs include Kolkata and Mumbai. The focus cities of Jetlite are Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. It has fleet size of 22 operational and 9 orders. It covers overall 30 destinations. The slogan of the company is “Emotionally Yours”.

Kingfisher Red

Kingfisher Red is formerly known as Simplifly Deccan and before that it was known as Air Decca. It is basically a low-cost airline that is run by Kingfisher Airlines. The headquarters of Kingfisher Red is situated in Mumbai, India. Its parent company Kingfisher Airlines is running the King Club loyalty program that allows the passengers to earn frequent flyer miles (called King Miles) for tickets which are booked on Kingfisher Red. It offers in-flight reading material in form of Cine Blitz magazine that is printed solely for Kingfisher Red.

Kingfisher Red is founded on 25 August 2003 as Air Deccan. It has fleet size of 21 and its destinations are same as its parent company Kingfisher Airlines. The slogan of the company is “The Choice is Simple”.  Its phenomenal growth led to the entry of over half a dozen low-cost air carriers in India.

Jet Airways is one of the major Indian airline s that is based out of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is second largest airline of India after Air India and it is a market leader in the domestic sector. It is operating more than 400 flights daily across the 67 destinations world over. The chief domestic hubs of jet airways are in Mumbai and Delhi. It also has an international hub located at Brussels Airport, in Belgium. It is owned by the billionaire Naresh Goyal. Jet Airways is serving 44 domestic destinations and 23 international destinations spanning across southern Africa, Europe, North America and Asia in overall 19 countries.

The short-haul routes of Jet Airways include 44 domestic destinations in India as well as a few international destinations in regions of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Middle East. The short haul destinations make use of Boeing 737 Next Generation and ATR 72-500.  In addition to it, the medium and long-haul routes serve the cities in Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe, East Asia, and North America. The long haul destinations are served by Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

The cabin services offered in Domestic & international short haul includes the premier and economy class services. These destinations are served by the Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft that are configured in Economy Classes. Also, the ATR 72-500 have only economy class configuration. The

Première has 40-inch extra-wide seats in addition to personal Widescreen LCD that is attached to each seat. Also, the cabin is configured in a 2 by 2 abreast pattern. The Economy Class features

30-inch seat pitch in addition to personal Widescreen LCD located behind each seat.

International Long haul is served by new Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The Airbus A330-200 aircraft offers two classes: Première and Economy while the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft provides three classes of service including First, Première, and Economy. Jet Airways has a three-star rated First and Business Class. It is also among the top twenty-five business classes reviewed by Skytrax. It is a Full Service Airline that serves meals on all classes of travel.

If you are going to travel by air on a long journey then you need to spend long hours in flight. During such long travels, you can follow the below mentioned tips for making tour journey comfortable and pass out your time comfortably.

(1) Make early booking of your flights – You should try and make the reservations as early as possible as it will enable you to get a better choice of seating. In case you would like to sleep against the window then you will have high probability of getting a window seat. Also, you can get a bulk head seat that will assist you in your sleep during your flights.

(2)  Upgrade your travel class – You should try to get a free upgrade during your flight. It is very useful idea to upgrade your coach in order to enjoy your flight.  It can get uncomfortable if you travel in economic class as it has lack of sufficient leg room. In case, you can manage to receive a free upgrade or use the airline miles or points from using a credit card then you should go for it. You will experience a major difference in your travel by an economy class or business class.

(3) Make good use of time – Like a long journey in any other mode like by bus or train; you can also carry a good book to read in the flight as well.

(4) Try to avoid the stop-overs – If your flight journey involves a large number of stops in between then it may leads to longer duration of journey. You should avoid the stop overs so that you have a shorter flight and you reach to your destination faster. If you manage to get a direct flight then it will minimize your time in the air and saves the time spend by plane on the in-between stop overs.

In case, you would like to pick someone from the airport and do not remember the arrival time of the flight, then you should not worry at all. There are various ways possible for finding the arrival time of a flight. You only need to know the flight number, the airport and airline where the arrival o the flight will take place. The Flight Explorer website permits you to track a flight to find out if the flight ahs departed and arriving as per scheduled time. The Flight Explorer also tracks all flights across the globe and even shows the route of the plane during the flight on a map where you can plot exactly where the plane is flying. The Flight Explorer is easy to use, and you will get the required flight status information within minutes.

You should go to the Flight explorer site and then click on “Free Tracking Tools”. You will see a box titled as “Flight Tracking” highlighted in blue colour. You should type in the flight number and click on the “Track” tab. In case, you are not aware of the flight number, you should click on the link “Look up Flight ID?” Here, you can select the departure airport, arrival airport and airline followed by clicking the “Find Flights” tab. You should select the correct flight and then click on the Flight ID number. This will take you to a page with the information regarding the departure time, arrival time and current flight status for departure airport as well as arrival airport.

Alternatively, you should look on the displays boards located across the airport. The arrival times of flights are listed, along with flight number as well as the location of their departure. You should also visit the airport’s website where that particular flight is arriving. Here you can click on the link for the “arrivals.” In case, you do not find the link on the main page, you can look for flight status, or you can also search for “arrivals” on the website. You need to scroll through the list and look for flight by using departure airport, airline and flight number. You can also visit the website of the airline where you can view the flight schedules online.

The Indian civil aviation sector has seen phenomenal grown in past few years. It has witnesses the entry of many new players in the industry and many other are about to enter the aviation arena. In addition to the state-owned airline, there are numerous private companies that have entered the arena and hence offering more options to the passenger. Today, air travel has become simpler and cheaper, with the arrival of cheap airline carriers in India.

Air Deccan (Kingfisher Red)  – It was founded as Air Deccan in 2003 and later acquired by the Kingfisher airlines and hence renamed as Kingfisher Red. It was the India’s first low-cost airline.

Air India – It boasts of worldwide network of passenger and cargo services. It is owned by Government of India and is national Airline of India.

GoAir Airlines – It was established in June 2004 and today, it is a low-cost budget airline which is based in Mumbai. It is promoted by Wadia Group.

IndiGo Airline – It is the latest entrant in the domestic civil aviation space of India. It is based in Gurgaon, Haryana.  It is owned by InterGlobe Enterprises which is a popular travel corporation.

Jagson Airline – It is a private low-cost budget airline that is based in Delhi. It commenced its operations in 1992 and today, it is owned by Jagson International.

Jet Airways – It is India’s premier private airline which is owned by Naresh Goyal. It is the second largest airline in India which comes next to Kingfisher.  It has been awarded numerous times because of its world-class services.

Kingfisher Airline- It is a private airline which was based out of Bangalore, India.  At present, it is the India’s largest domestic airline that is offering world-class services to its customers. It started its operations in May 2005 and is owned by Vijay Mallya of United Beverages Group.

Paramount Airways – It is a private domestic airline of India based out of Chennai. The airline is owned by Paramount Group and headquartered at Coimbatore.

SpiceJet Airlines – It is a low-cost airline of India based in New Delhi. It began its operations in May 2005 and soon become the most preferred low cost airline of India. It offers the lowest air fares along with the high consumer value.

JetLite – It was formerly known as Air Sahara and based in New Delhi. It is operated by the Jet airways.

MDLR Airlines- It is a latest entrant in the Indian civil aviation industry. It is a low-cost domestic airline that is owned by Murli Dhar Lakh Ram (MDLR) Group.

The airport in Delhi is famously called as a Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). It is regarded as one of the major gateways to India and it connects North India with the rest of the world. This airport is one of the busiest airport of the country that caters to both international and domestic travellers. It stands first in terms of daily flight operations and it is second busiest in terms of passenger volume. Earlier it was run by the IAF and formed a part of the Palam Airpor. Later on, it was transferred to the Airport Authority of India. In 2006, the management of the airport was passed on to Delhi International Airport Limited.

Airport Structure – There are four terminals at the Delhi airport. They are designated as Terminal 1A, 1B, 1C & 1D. Terminal 1A offers the services to the domestic flights of Go Air, Indian Airlines and Air India Regional. The terminal caters to the requirements of flights of scheduled private airlines like IndiGo, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airline, Kingfisher Red, JetLite, and SpiceJet in addition to other executive aircraft/ private aviation activities. Terminal 1B was closed after terminal 1D has commenced its operations. The Terminal 1C caters to the arrivals of the airlines which are operated from Terminal 1A & 1D. The International Terminal (Terminal 2) offers services to the airlines which fly to major cities worldwide. Apart from this, the airport has a cargo terminal for handling the cargo operations and there is a separate Hajj terminal that caters to the rush at a time of Hajj.

Airlines – IGI Airport is being serviced by around 60 airlines. It is serving as the main hub of SpiceJet, Air India Regional, Indian Airlines, and IndiGo Airlines. It also acts as a second base of Air India and Jet Airways .

The contact Details of Indira Gandhi National Airport are as follows:

Delhi International Airport (P) Limited

Registered Office: New Udaan Bhawan, Terminal 3, Opposite ATC Complex, International Terminal,

Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi-110 037, Phone :+ 91 – 11 47197001

Fax :+ 91 – 11 47197034, Call Centre :+ 91 124 3376000

The Chennai International Airport is located at Tirisulam which is 7 Km away in south of Chennai. This airport acts as one of the largest international gateways into the country. It is the third busiest airport, after Mumbai and Delhi in India. Moreover, the airport is operating as the main air hub for state Tamil Nadu. This airport serves over 25 different airlines. It is also the second-largest cargo hub in India, after Mumbai.

Airport Structure – Chennai International Airport includes three terminals that also consists of old terminal at Meenambakkam which is the new passenger terminal complex located close to Pallavaram. The Pallavaram consists of both domestic as well as international terminals. The domestic and international terminals are connected by a building which consists of administrative offices and a restaurant. This airport also houses a new international block that comprises of three aerobridges. The new block is also used for departures, while the older building acts as a place for the arrivals.

Plans – The Chennai International Airport is making plans for its expansion and upgradation. The new proposed look of the airport includes a parallel runway, new passenger terminal buildings, taxiways, and aprons in its building. For expansion of the airport, the land would be acquired in the closeby areas. Some of the proposed areas where the airport is expanded include Kolapakkam, Gerugambakkam, Manapakkam, and Tharapakkam in Sriperumbudur taluk. The airport is planning to develop a new domestic terminal and also engage in the expansion of its existing international terminal. Moreover, Chennai Airport has also decided to build an integrated cargo complex in its building.

Overall, the airport provides lots of world class facilities for the convenience and entertainment of the passengers.

The contact details of the Chennai International Airport are as follows:

Chennai International Airport, Great Southern Trunk Rd,

Meenambakkam, Tamil Nadu,

Phone :044-22560661 (9 lines), Fax :22560512, 22560841.India

If you would like to book your air tickets by Air India airlines then you can do so from the comfort of your home by using the internet. It allows the customers to check and analysis the details of Air India flight for their journey. Nowadays, there are lots of customers that book their Air India tickets by using the Air India booking tool. Air India booking offers simple ways of booking the airline tickets and it also provide many acceptable ways for learning about the Air India flight agenda and do your biking booking. In addition to checking the flight details like its time and day of departure, you can also learn about the schemes and abatement offered on Air India tickets. Air India booking allows the customers to book bargains Air India tickets for their adventure and also reduces their biking expenses.

The booking of Air India tickets is simple and convenient. There is no dependency on the booking agents to do the booking for you. You can accomplish your own Air travel ticket booking via Air India Express online booking at any given time and day. The Air India website operates 24 by 7 that offer the facilities of booking the tickets at any odd hours of the day. It is simple to do the Air India booking as passengers are provided with sufficient advice.

The Air India websites offer many acceptable ways of receiving the payment by using debit or credit cards of the a large number of banks. You will get the eTicket on booking the tickets over the internet. You are required to get a printout of this ticket and carry an identification proof along with yourself at the time of checking in. You should read all the terms and conditions carefully prior to booking the tickets.

The new Bengaluru International Airport commenced its operations on May 23, 2008. It has replaced the HAL Bangalore International Airport. It is located at Devanahalli which is almost 50 km away from the central business district of Bengaluru. As per the World Airport Traffic 2007 report, this airport was ranked as the fourth fastest growing international airport. It is spread over an area of 4050 acres. It was earlier designed to manage only 3.5 million passengers every year. Later on, it was redesigned for handling about 12 million passengers every year.

With the expansion of the Bengaluru International Airport, the size of its terminal is increased along with a number of aircraft stands and new taxiway layouts. Also, there is notable improvement in the supporting infrastructure. All the aircraft which uses the BAIL have a fuelling pit and this unique feature is introduced for the first time in any international airport of India. At present, it has only one runway that can house all types of aircrafts, such as the Airbus A380. It is considered to be the fourth-busiest airport in India and it is ranked behind Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai. The further expansion plans of the Bangalore International Airport include the openings of business centres, entertainment centres, tax-free shops, malls, and office spaces.

Some of the unique passengers facilities available at the Bengaluru International Airport includes    * F & B, Car Parking, Duty Free Shops, Lounge, Air Rescue and Fire-fighting services, Multi-cuisine Restaurants, Play Areas and Day Care Centres, and others. The domestic departure lounges at Bengaluru International Airport are offered by Air India Kingfisher Airlines and, Jet Airways. The three international departure lounges are provided by Kingfisher, Oberoi and The Leela.

The contact details of the Bengaluru International Airport Limited are as follows:

118, Gayathri Lakefront, Outer Ring Road

Hebbal, Bangalore – 560 024, Phone :+91 (80) 23540000

Fax :+91 (80) 2333 3400, Email :feedback@bialairport.com

24-hrs General Enquiry & Flight Enquiry :+91 (80) 66782251 / 2255