2013 June

Jet Airways named Gary Kenneth Toomey as its Chief Executive Officer to succeed Nikos Kardassis, who resigned after the carrier agreed to sell a stake to Etihad Airways PJSC about two months ago. Toomey, 58, previously was the CEO of Air New Zealand Ltd. and Airlines of Papua New Guinea Ltd., Mumbai-based Jet Airways said

ASTA has rolled out three new initiatives with the aim of promoting travel agents as the best resource for people looking to travel. The new programs include a new social media strategy, a revamped website landing page and a new tagline: “The global advocates for travel. Go with the pros.” ASTA President and CEO Zane

Jet Airways (India) Ltd and IndiGo will soon be offering customers the option to buy air tickets through credit cards with payments stretched out over Equated Monthly Instalments (EMIs) of two months. Both airlines have tied up with HDFC Bank, Citibank and ICICI Bank to offer passengers an option to pay fares in two instalments.

Myanmar as has granted fifth freedom traffic rights to the Indian airlines to pave the way for air connectivity between the two nations. “Yes, we (Indian airlines) got the fifth freedom rights, which is a major concession,” Anand Sharma, Minister for Commerce and Industry, and Textiles, Government of India, said. The fifth freedom rights allow

Fifty-one Indian travel trade buyers will attend Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2013 (TTM+2013) Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Sub-region, which opened up for business today at Exhibition Center Hall, IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani. Indian Delegation being highest in numbers is followed by the UK (38), Thailand (23), Australia (23), Russia (20), USA (18), South