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Centre unveils Digi Yatra initiative for flyers
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): To make air travel hassle-free and paperless, the Centre on Thursday unveiled Digi Yatra initiative which will allow biometric based boarding for flyers using facial recognition technology. It is likely to be operational by February 2019.
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Govt increases customs duty on 19 items to curb imports; air travel, house
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): The Central Government on Wednesday announced new tariff measures by increasing the basic customs duty of 19 items to curb import of certain products. The government said that these changes are aimed at narrowing the Current Account Deficit (CAD). The total
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Cochin International Airport to be operational from Aug 29
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India] Aug 22 (ANI): Cochin International Airport will start operations from August 29, announced Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) on Wednesday evening.
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Cleartrip enables Alexa users to voice search air travel options
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr. 17 (ANI): Online travel and leisure activities platform Cleartrip on Tuesday launched its own Alexa skill for the Amazon Echo platform.
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Passengers want reduction in airline cancellation charges
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 3 (ANI): India is the third largest air-travel market in the world and is witnessing a constant double-digit growth, with each passing year.
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Budget 2018: Key benefits for rail and air travel
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Connectivity, especially railways, have been given a record allocation in the Union Budget 2018. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a number of schemes and measures that are expected to benefit the sector and bring the infrastructure on track.
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Kiran Bedi bans 'business class air travel' by Puducherry govt officials
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Puducherry administration has banned business class air travel for government officials with immediate effect. Citing severe financial constraints prevailing in the administration of Puducherry, Lt Governor Kiran Bedi imposed the ban.
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BCCI provides 'business-class' relief to Indian cricketers
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): The Indian cricketers will now fly in business class after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) approved the proposal to upgrade their domestic air travel.
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InnoVen Capital announces Rs.100 crore funding to Yatra for global expansi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Venture debt firm InnoVen Capital recently closed a cross-border funding deal of Rs.100 crores with online travel firm Yatra, making it the largest venture debt funding provided to any Indian business and also the largest venture debt deal funded by any vent
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Air travel linked to spread of dengue in Asia
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 5 (ANI): Chinese researchers have found that over a past decade, number of dengue cases have increased in Asia owing to air travel.
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Civil Aviation Ministry launches DigiYatra for air passengers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation is adding digital experience for air travellers through its DigiYatra platform, a new initiative to ease the security and boarding procedure which will use Aadhaar card or passport number and a digital mode to verify passengers.
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Here's how you can deal with air travel anxiety
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The last decade has seen tremendous growth in the aviation sector with more people flying than ever before. With the onset of this revolution, air travel has become the primary mode of transport for the common man for both leisure and business.
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