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New Delhi, Nov 14: Low-cost airline Spicejet on Wednesday earned itself the distinction of being the only domestic airliner to procure 212-seater Boeing 737-900 ER aircraft, the latest in the 737 series.

The airline, which is on an expansion mode, would induct four more such aircraft by September 2008, Spicejet Director Ajay Singh told reporters.

He said the aircraft would fly on the high density traffic and long distance routes on their network.

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BANGALORE: Low cost carrier (LCC) Air Deccan (Deccan) has tied up Oxigen to enable mobile users to avail of the ‘mFly Oxigen Cash Wallet’ to purchase air tickets for its flights starting today.

The mFly account is a prepaid user account which can be accessed through a mobile phone to book, pay for and generate Deccan tickets instantly.
India has an estimated base of 200 million mobile users currently, a figure that is estimated to go up to 500 million over the next few years so that almost one in two Indians will have a mobile connection.

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MUMBAI: Kingfisher Airlines is close to owning a 51 per cent majority stake in Air Deccan, Kingfisher owner Vijay Mallya says. Kingfisher already has a 46 per cent in Deccan Aviation, the company that owns Air Deccan.

Mallya, flamboyant chief of United Breweries group — the second largest liquor conglomerate in the world — and owner of Kingfisher Airlines, says he is proud to have created an airline that can match the best in the world.

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MUMBAI: Deccan Aviation Ltd, which runs budget airline Air Deccan, on Wednesday said Vijay Mallya has been co-opted as an additional director and vice-chairman of the board of the company.

Mallya’s UB Group had acquired a 26-per cent stake in Deccan Aviation in May this year, which it raised to 46 per cent through an open offer that ended earlier this month.

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After close to three years of domestic operations, the low-cost airline, SpiceJet, is all set to fly abroad from November this year although for a limited period. The airline is to provide two Boeing 737-800 aircraft on wet lease to Air India for carrying Haj pilgrims.

The airline has been mandated to operate flights from Lucknow, Varanasi and Jaipur to Jeddah.

“We would operate two flights a day for about 75 days starting November 10. The first of the two aircraft to be used for Haj operations would arrive in the country around the end of the month while the second is expected by November 6.

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The first commercial flight by the world’s largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, will fulfil a rich man’s promise to his 91-year-old father and grant a university student’s birthday wish.

Outfitted with the most luxurious cabin ever seen on a jetliner, Singapore Airlines flight SQ380 will fly 6276 kilometres from Singapore to Sydney on Thursday, carrying travellers ranging from businessmen to university students and aviation enthusiasts.

Most of the places on the 471-seat double-decker plane were auctioned for charity on eBay, raising more than $US1.25 million ($A1.41 million).

“When we were young, we went through hardship and my father had to work extra hard to support us and send us to school,” said Singaporean businessman William Leong, who had promised his father, Leong Lou Teck, 91, that he would be on the A380’s first flight.

“He took care of us then, and now it’s our turn to take care of him,” Leong said in an interview before the seven-hour flight that will carry 12 first-class passengers in enclosed suites which the airline calls “A Class Beyond First”.

Promising total privacy, each suite - created by French luxury yacht designer Jean-Jacques Coste - is fitted with a leather upholstered seat, a bed, a table and a 58cm TV screen, plus laptop connections and a range of office software.

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The world’s largest aircraft, the Airbus A380, landed at Singapore’s Changi Airport this week, heralding the arrival of a new era in aviation.

The aircraft will begin commercial service with a flight to Sydney later this month.
The aircraft, dubbed the Superjumbo, touched down at about 6.40pm after a 13-hour flight from Airbus headquarters in Toulouse France, to a grand welcoming ceremony attended by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore Airlines Chairman Stephen Lee and Airbus Chief Executive Officer John Leahy.

The superjumbo, which is capable of carrying more than 800 passengers but is usually configured to carry around 550 passengers in three classes, will make its first commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney on 25 October and will return the next day.

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BANGALORE: Low-cost carrier Deccan today announced the launch of tele check-in facility for all its passengers at all 65 destinations.

Passengers flying to any destination on the Deccan network and carrying only one cabin bag, can tele check-in from 24 hours up to two hours prior to the time of departure, the airlines said in a statement.

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Bangalore city is a short distance from Bangalore Airport, which can be reached by driving out of the city, along Airport Road. Flights to Bangalore are offered by all of India’s major domestic airlines. Hotels Bangalore India offers cheap flights to Bangalore and online booking for flights to Bangalore India

International Airlines that offer flights to Bangalore Airport are :

Lufthansa 
Malaysian Airways
Air India 
Domestic Airlines in India that fly to Bangalore Airport include :

Indian Airlines 
Jet Airways
Sahara Airlines 
Deccan Airways
Kingfisher Airlines 

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