Transit Information-
no Transit Lounge
Minimum Connecting Time
2 Hours
Airport Transfer
To City:
Prepaid Taxi Available.
Customs Allowance
Free allowance for tourists of Indian origin is normally Rs. 25,000/- per passenger including Alcoholic Liquor or wine of 2 litres and 200 Nos. cigarettes. However, this free allowance is lower ?(i.e.Rs. 6000/- ) for passengers arriving from neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri-Lanka, Bangladesh and China and for children less than 10 years.
One laptop computer imported as baggage into India by a passenger of the age of 18 years or above is exempted from customs duty.
All tourists can import used personal effects eg. Laptop, palmtop, reasonable jewellery free of duty if they are to re-export these items at the time of leaving the country. Tourists of foreign origin can also import duty free gifts and souvenirs worth Rs. 8000/- per person.
Airport Facilities
Duty free shop in Arrival & Departure Hall, No Internet Service, No Cyber Café, No Air India Lounge, No Transit Lounge, U.P. Roadways Service from Airport to Railway Station & Inter State Bus Stand.
Airport Information
Check-In Counter: 2 counters
Lounge: No Lounge facility.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Air india Kolkata airport information
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Transit accommodation is available on first come and first serve basis (By AAI) Transit Lounge facility available for direct transit passengers. | |
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Check-In Counters: 8 separate Check-in Counters for AI at International Terminal Building. Lounge: Port Lounge is located on the first floor and in Transit Area for First and Executive Class passengers. TV is available in the Lounge, but no FAX facility. |
Air india kochi airport info
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Check-In Counter :15 counters at the Domestic terminal 12 counters at the International terminal Lounge available for First and Executive class passengers near the entry gate. |
Air india goa airport information
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Check-In Counter : Counters at Main Departure Terminal Level. Lounge: Only VIP Lounge servicing Government Dignitaries with T.V., but no fax facilities. |
Air india delhi airport information
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Transit Lounge available. Duty free shops in transit area, snack counter, bar, Subway outlet, satellite TV, internet and music stations. | |
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Check in:19 counters in Row 1 for Air India and flights handled by Air India. Lounge:Maharaja Lounge on the first floor for VIPs ,CIPs, First and Business class passengers. |
Air india calicut airport information
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Check-In Counter: Counter numbers 5 to 12 in the new terminal. Lounge: No lounge facility |
Air india bengaluru airport information
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Check in Counters: All check in counters are situated at the ground level. Lounge: Only 1 Lounge at International airport managed by Airport Authority of India for VIPs only Domestic airport has both VIP and Passenger Lounge equipped with TV. |
Air india amritsar airport information
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Check in Counters: 15 counters in the new Departure terminal Lounge: No lounge facility available |
Air india chennai information
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Check-In Counter : 9 AI Counters Lounge : Oberoi Lounge/Meridian Lounge/Maharajah Lounge |
Air india ahmedabad
Ahmedabad is the leading commercial city of Gujarat, the premier industrial and one of the fastest growing states of India. It is the home of the textile industry of Gujarat. All kinds of businesses involving private entrepreneurship flourish here. It is known for its beautiful Jain temples, intricately carved mosques and one of the best textile museums in the world.
The best time to visit Ahmadabad is during winter (Nov-Jan) as the summers are very hot and the monsoons could be quite harsh.
Gandhi Ashram,
Ahmedabad-380027
Tel: 755 7277
The ashram is open from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm (7 pm between April and September). Admission is free. There is a sound-and-light show for a small charge at 6:30 pm (in Gujarati) and 8:30 pm (in English on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday) and in Hindi on the other nights.
Located in the Sarabhai Foundation in Shahibagh, it has the finest collection of textiles,clothes, furniture, temple artifacts and crafts in the country. It has the finest fabrics spun, woven, printed and painted in different parts of India.
The best time to visit Ahmadabad is during winter (Nov-Jan) as the summers are very hot and the monsoons could be quite harsh.
Places of Tourist Interest
Sabarmati Ashram / Mahatma Gandhi's Home
Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya,Gandhi Ashram,
Ahmedabad-380027
Tel: 755 7277
The ashram is open from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm (7 pm between April and September). Admission is free. There is a sound-and-light show for a small charge at 6:30 pm (in Gujarati) and 8:30 pm (in English on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday) and in Hindi on the other nights.
Jama Masjid
Built in yellow sandstone, the structure has 260 pillars supporting 15 domes of varying heights. The Jama Masjid reflects the Islamic style of architectureHathee Singh's Temple
This is the best known of Ahmedabad's many ornate Jain Temples. Built of pure white marble and decorated with rich carvings, the Hathee Singh Temple is dedicated to Dharamanath - the fifteenth Jina or Jain apostleCalico Textile Museum
Ahmadabad houses one of the finest textile museums in the worldLocated in the Sarabhai Foundation in Shahibagh, it has the finest collection of textiles,clothes, furniture, temple artifacts and crafts in the country. It has the finest fabrics spun, woven, printed and painted in different parts of India.
The Shaking Minarets
The minarets of the Mosque of Siddi Bashir also referred to as the Jhulta Minara remain a mystery till today. The specialty of the minarets is that they can move back and forth if one gives a slight push to the topmost arches of the minarets.The Kankaria Lake
The Kankaria Lake in Ahmedabad is one of the finest lakes in the city. This artificial lake with an island summer palace, has 34 sides, each 60m long. There's a huge zoo and children's park by the lake, and the Ghattamendal pavilion in the center houses an aquarium.Thursday, April 7, 2011
SpiceJet inflight magazine
SpiceJet has appointed Ink Publishing to produce its inflight magazine, Spiceroute, which will be reintroduced on all SpiceJet flights starting October 2008. Samyukth Sridharan, Chief Commercial Officer, at SpiceJet said: "We are thrilled to be offering passengers a world class magazine onboard all of all flights. Spiceroute will add an extra dimension to the passenger experience and enhance their overall enjoyment onboard. At the same time, it will help us to promote our services and ancillary product offering. Focus this issue is festivals in India, and there are many interesting features that passengers will want to refer to throughout the month. They encourage our passengers to take it away with them." India's aviation industry has grown rapidly in the last few years, and the new carriers are grabbing a significant share of India's aviation market - particularly airlines like SpiceJet. The flourishing economy in the subcontinent has meant the number of people travelling on business and leisure within India has grown tremendously recently. Jeffrey O'Rourke, Chief Executive of Ink Publishing, said: "We are very excited about working with SpiceJet. The airline's route network covers many popular destinations for both local and international business and leisure travellers - creating an amazing media platform which will appeal to a wide variety of advertisers. In addition to its European, Middle Eastern, Australian and American portfolio, Ink now publishes a dozen magazines in Asia - from India to the Philippines and from China to Indonesia." SpiceJet's mission is to become India's prefer#B50229 airline and the carrier is well on the way to achieving this, offering competitive fares and flying to popular and interesting destinations.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Jet Airways’ Jetprivilege forges Frequent Flyer Partnership with Alitalia, Jetboutique and Travelling Connect
Jet Airways’ JetPrivilege, India’s largest frequent flyer programme, has entered into three new partnerships, with Alitalia in the airline sphere, JetBoutique in the lifestyle segment and Travelling Connect in the telecom category.
In the airline category, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has announced a reciprocal frequent flyer partnership with Italian airline Alitalia. JetPrivilege members will now be able to earn and redeem JPMiles while they travel on the entire global network of Alitalia with immediate effect. Similarly, Alitalia’s MilleMiglia members will be able to earn and redeem their miles on Jet Airways 71 destinations across India and beyond.
Alitalia has a fleet of 150 aircraft, among the most modern in Europe. With 250,000 flights per year, the airline has carried more than 23 million passengers from Italy across Europe, Africa, Middle East, U.S., Canada, Central and South America and Asia. Jet Airways currently has frequent flyer partnership agreements with twenty-three leading international airlines.
In the Lifestyle category, Jet Privilege members will now be able to earn 2 JPMiles for every US$ 1 spent when they buy from JetBoutique offering an exquisite range of inflight duty free shopping merchandize, from fragrances and trendy jewellery to travel accessories and the finest spirits on board Jet Airways’ international flights.
In the telecom category, JetPrivilege has entered into a partnership with Travelling Connect. JetPrivilege members will be able to earn JPMiles on roaming, SMS & data transfer with Travelling Connect’s network of participating mobile operators worldwide.
A JetPrivilege member can now register his/her existing mobile number on the Travelling Connect website and on reaching the destination manually select the participating partner’s mobile network to earn upto 7 JPMiles per minute to receive/make calls and upto 3 JPMiles for SMS sent or data transfer.
Travelling Connect’s partner network includes T-Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone India, Mobitel, Wataniya, StarHub, 3 and many more.
In addition to the above, JetPrivilege members in India, Sri Lanka, Kuwait and Maldives who are also users of Vodafone India, Mobitel, Wataniya and Dhiraagu’s mobile services, can register into the respective service provider’s roaming rewards programme to earn JPMiles for calls/sms/data transfer.
According to Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, "JetPrivilege has always endeavored to offer its members exceptional value and an enhanced lifestyle experience via its partnerships with a number of respected brands across a range of categories and segments. The introduction of these new partners to our existing JetPrivilege programme is yet another step in that direction, offering our members exciting and exclusive privileges across a range of categories, while earning additional JPMiles with their purchases."
Jet Airways' JetPrivilege currently has partners in categories, ranging from airlines to retail, hotels to telecom, lifestyle to publishing, car rentals to co branded credit card and many more.
In the airline category, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has announced a reciprocal frequent flyer partnership with Italian airline Alitalia. JetPrivilege members will now be able to earn and redeem JPMiles while they travel on the entire global network of Alitalia with immediate effect. Similarly, Alitalia’s MilleMiglia members will be able to earn and redeem their miles on Jet Airways 71 destinations across India and beyond.
Alitalia has a fleet of 150 aircraft, among the most modern in Europe. With 250,000 flights per year, the airline has carried more than 23 million passengers from Italy across Europe, Africa, Middle East, U.S., Canada, Central and South America and Asia. Jet Airways currently has frequent flyer partnership agreements with twenty-three leading international airlines.
In the Lifestyle category, Jet Privilege members will now be able to earn 2 JPMiles for every US$ 1 spent when they buy from JetBoutique offering an exquisite range of inflight duty free shopping merchandize, from fragrances and trendy jewellery to travel accessories and the finest spirits on board Jet Airways’ international flights.
In the telecom category, JetPrivilege has entered into a partnership with Travelling Connect. JetPrivilege members will be able to earn JPMiles on roaming, SMS & data transfer with Travelling Connect’s network of participating mobile operators worldwide.
A JetPrivilege member can now register his/her existing mobile number on the Travelling Connect website and on reaching the destination manually select the participating partner’s mobile network to earn upto 7 JPMiles per minute to receive/make calls and upto 3 JPMiles for SMS sent or data transfer.
Travelling Connect’s partner network includes T-Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone India, Mobitel, Wataniya, StarHub, 3 and many more.
In addition to the above, JetPrivilege members in India, Sri Lanka, Kuwait and Maldives who are also users of Vodafone India, Mobitel, Wataniya and Dhiraagu’s mobile services, can register into the respective service provider’s roaming rewards programme to earn JPMiles for calls/sms/data transfer.
According to Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, "JetPrivilege has always endeavored to offer its members exceptional value and an enhanced lifestyle experience via its partnerships with a number of respected brands across a range of categories and segments. The introduction of these new partners to our existing JetPrivilege programme is yet another step in that direction, offering our members exciting and exclusive privileges across a range of categories, while earning additional JPMiles with their purchases."
Jet Airways' JetPrivilege currently has partners in categories, ranging from airlines to retail, hotels to telecom, lifestyle to publishing, car rentals to co branded credit card and many more.
Jet Airways enhances social media presence to LinkedIn and Foursquare
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline today enhanced its social media presence to the popular networking sites of LinkedIn and foursquare. These initiatives are part of the airline's strategy to actively reach out to a larger cross section of guests and engage with them on a real time basis through these social media platforms.
Recently, Jet Airways became the first Indian operator, to have a presence on foursquare, a location-based mobile social networking application. Guests may create an account on foursquare and follow Jet Airways by visiting http://foursquare.com/jetairways. This will allow guests to pick up interesting tips and offers from the airline at various locations such as airport lounges, counters, offices, etc using their mobile phones. Jet Airways also plans to leverage the foursquare platform by utilizing a wide set of tools such as virtual badges to engage and retain its guests.
In a similar initiative, Jet Airways has also created a Company page on the extremely popular LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 90 million members in over 200 countries and territories. Jet Airways is the first airline in India to showcase its products on LinkedIn, keeping guests updated with the latest initiatives and additional services to enhance their travel experience. The LinkedIn initiative will help make the airline an integral part of our guests’ travel plans and also increase awareness among individuals who seek to experience its services. To connect with Jet Airways, guests may simply log in to their personal LinkedIn accounts and search for Jet Airways under the Companies tab.
Jet Airways has also achieved yet another milestone in the social media space with the addition of over one lakh fifty thousand fans on Facebook, which is arguably the largest and most influential social networking website in the world. This achievement is significant as it bypasses fan figures of some of the top carriers in India and globally, within the social media space. Incidentally, Jet Airways launched its Facebook community (www.facebook.com/jetairways) on January 19, 2010 with the intention of providing guests with real-time news updates about flight schedules, new guest programmes, route additions, services and special offers etc. Another objective was to engage members by asking them to share their experiences and inviting their suggestions.
According to Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, “Jet Airways has been a pioneer in the Indian aviation sector in terms of recognizing and harnessing the power of social media. LinkedIn, foursquare and Facebook have revolutionized the social media space and this is evident from the rapidly growing member community for Jet Airways. Reaching the one lakh fifty-thousand fan milestone stands testimony to the success of our company’s initiatives in actively reaching out to and engaging a large section of our customers. We actively focus to gather valuable feedback from guests on their experience with Jet Airways and strive to address any concerns raised by them. Going forward, we will continue to engage more of our members and will expand our presence through other tools in the social media space.”
For further details on Jet Airways’ social media initiatives, guests may log on to the airline’s website at jetairways.com. Alternatively, guests may visit m.jetairways.com from their mobile phones.
Recently, Jet Airways became the first Indian operator, to have a presence on foursquare, a location-based mobile social networking application. Guests may create an account on foursquare and follow Jet Airways by visiting http://foursquare.com/jetairways. This will allow guests to pick up interesting tips and offers from the airline at various locations such as airport lounges, counters, offices, etc using their mobile phones. Jet Airways also plans to leverage the foursquare platform by utilizing a wide set of tools such as virtual badges to engage and retain its guests.
In a similar initiative, Jet Airways has also created a Company page on the extremely popular LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 90 million members in over 200 countries and territories. Jet Airways is the first airline in India to showcase its products on LinkedIn, keeping guests updated with the latest initiatives and additional services to enhance their travel experience. The LinkedIn initiative will help make the airline an integral part of our guests’ travel plans and also increase awareness among individuals who seek to experience its services. To connect with Jet Airways, guests may simply log in to their personal LinkedIn accounts and search for Jet Airways under the Companies tab.
Jet Airways has also achieved yet another milestone in the social media space with the addition of over one lakh fifty thousand fans on Facebook, which is arguably the largest and most influential social networking website in the world. This achievement is significant as it bypasses fan figures of some of the top carriers in India and globally, within the social media space. Incidentally, Jet Airways launched its Facebook community (www.facebook.com/jetairways) on January 19, 2010 with the intention of providing guests with real-time news updates about flight schedules, new guest programmes, route additions, services and special offers etc. Another objective was to engage members by asking them to share their experiences and inviting their suggestions.
According to Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, “Jet Airways has been a pioneer in the Indian aviation sector in terms of recognizing and harnessing the power of social media. LinkedIn, foursquare and Facebook have revolutionized the social media space and this is evident from the rapidly growing member community for Jet Airways. Reaching the one lakh fifty-thousand fan milestone stands testimony to the success of our company’s initiatives in actively reaching out to and engaging a large section of our customers. We actively focus to gather valuable feedback from guests on their experience with Jet Airways and strive to address any concerns raised by them. Going forward, we will continue to engage more of our members and will expand our presence through other tools in the social media space.”
For further details on Jet Airways’ social media initiatives, guests may log on to the airline’s website at jetairways.com. Alternatively, guests may visit m.jetairways.com from their mobile phones.
Jet Airways links Hyderabad with Bhubaneswar, Vijaywada, Jaipur and Nagpur
Hyderabad will be developed as a mini hub with the introduction of fifteen new flights by Jet Airways.
Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, will be linked to Bhubaneswar, Vijayawada, Jaipur and Nagpur from Sunday, March 27, 2011 in the Summer Schedule.
Operating with B737 and ATRs Jet Airways, India’s Premier Airline, will increase connectivity from Hyderabad.
Flight 9W 2375 will depart Hyderabad daily at 0700 hours and arrive in Bhubaneshwar at 0830 hours. The return flight 9W 2376 will depart Bhubaneshwar at 0905 hours, arriving in Hyderabad at 1035 hours.
Except Tuesdays, flight 9W 2739 will depart Hyderabad at 1330 hours, reaching Vijayawada at 1430 hours. On the return sector, flight 9W 2740 will depart Vijayawada at 1500 hours, arriving in Hyderabad at 1600 hours.
Similarly, flight 9W 2365 will depart Hyderabad daily at 1120 hours and arrive in Jaipur at 1320 hours. The return flight 9W 2366 will depart Jaipur at 1400 hours, arriving in Hyderabad at 1550 hours.
Except Tuesdays, flight 9W 2706 will depart Hyderabad at 1155 hours and arrive in Nagpur at 1310 hours. The return flight 9W 2707 will depart Nagpur at 1340 hours, arriving in Hyderabad at 1455 hours.
The airline is also set to offer direct connections to Bhopal and Indore apart from providing additional frequencies to Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Visakhapatnam and Chennai in its summer schedule. Jet Airways has decided to connect more destinations in Central and Northern India with its fleet of Boeing 737 and ATR 72 aircraft, thereby providing a same day connection with the cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata.
Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, CCO of Jet Airways, said, “We are keen to develop Hyderabad into a mini hub for our guests in Southern India. With the increased flow of tourist and business traffic to and from Hyderabad, we are pleased to provide direct connections and additional frequencies to meet the growing demand of our guests. We are confident that these new services would prove immensely popular from the capital city of Hyderabad and help further expansion of our services, which presently connect to over 47 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations across the globe”.
Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, will be linked to Bhubaneswar, Vijayawada, Jaipur and Nagpur from Sunday, March 27, 2011 in the Summer Schedule.
Operating with B737 and ATRs Jet Airways, India’s Premier Airline, will increase connectivity from Hyderabad.
Flight 9W 2375 will depart Hyderabad daily at 0700 hours and arrive in Bhubaneshwar at 0830 hours. The return flight 9W 2376 will depart Bhubaneshwar at 0905 hours, arriving in Hyderabad at 1035 hours.
Except Tuesdays, flight 9W 2739 will depart Hyderabad at 1330 hours, reaching Vijayawada at 1430 hours. On the return sector, flight 9W 2740 will depart Vijayawada at 1500 hours, arriving in Hyderabad at 1600 hours.
Similarly, flight 9W 2365 will depart Hyderabad daily at 1120 hours and arrive in Jaipur at 1320 hours. The return flight 9W 2366 will depart Jaipur at 1400 hours, arriving in Hyderabad at 1550 hours.
Except Tuesdays, flight 9W 2706 will depart Hyderabad at 1155 hours and arrive in Nagpur at 1310 hours. The return flight 9W 2707 will depart Nagpur at 1340 hours, arriving in Hyderabad at 1455 hours.
The airline is also set to offer direct connections to Bhopal and Indore apart from providing additional frequencies to Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Visakhapatnam and Chennai in its summer schedule. Jet Airways has decided to connect more destinations in Central and Northern India with its fleet of Boeing 737 and ATR 72 aircraft, thereby providing a same day connection with the cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata.
Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, CCO of Jet Airways, said, “We are keen to develop Hyderabad into a mini hub for our guests in Southern India. With the increased flow of tourist and business traffic to and from Hyderabad, we are pleased to provide direct connections and additional frequencies to meet the growing demand of our guests. We are confident that these new services would prove immensely popular from the capital city of Hyderabad and help further expansion of our services, which presently connect to over 47 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations across the globe”.
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