Low-cost airlines may get more peak-time slots in metros
Low-cost carriers may soon pull a large number of corporate customers away from the full-service carriers. The civil aviation ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) are planning to award the low-cost carriers some key morning and evening peak-time slots (a fixed time for departure or arrival of a particular flight) lying unused with the full-service carriers at metro airports like Delhi and Mumbai. Read the rest of this entry »
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New Delhi: India’s second largest carrier by passengers flown, Kingfisher Airlines Ltd has postponed plans to start flights to Hong Kong and Singapore from Mumbai this week, and is refunding customers or transferring them to other airlines.
Mumbai: Kingfisher Airlines, India’s first and only 5-Star airline, today announced its alliance with Hilton HHonors the guest rewards program for the more than 3,000 Hilton Family Hotels worldwide. The new alliance allows members of King Club, frequent flyer programme of Kingfisher Airlines, to earn both King Miles and HHonors points when they stay at Hilton Family of hotels. Hilton HHonors is the only guest rewards programme in the world that lets members earn both hotel points and airline miles for the same stay and redeem points for free nights with No Blackout Dates. 
