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Hopes soar for airport at Kushinagar
May 14, 2013 at 15:37 | Source: Financial Express
After a string of false starts, there is some good news for those keen to fly to Kushinagar � an important destination in the Buddhist tourist circuit� in the near future. Hopes for development of an international airport in Kushinagar have revi...
Cochin airport passenger traffic up 3.74%
May 09, 2013 at 21:42 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kochi, May 9: Cochin International Airport Ltd has registered a 3.74 per cent growth in passenger traffic in 2012-13, touching the 49-lakh mark against 47.23 lakh the previous year. Of this, international passenger number is 29.34 lakh (25.88 lakh i...
CIAL to have Naval Aircraft Enclave
Apr 10, 2013 at 22:02 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kochi, April 10: Indian Navy will set up a Naval Aircraft Enclave at Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL). An MoU in this regard was signed on Wednesday between CIAL and the Navy. The proposed Naval Aircraft Enclave will comprise a hanger for big...
SBT will continue to lead and syndicate finance for major Kerala projects: MD
Apr 08, 2013 at 20:57 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Thiruvananthapuram, April 8: State Bank of Travancore (SBT) hopes to become the bank which will lead and syndicate, and make certain funds for major infrastructure projects in Kerala, says P. Nanda Kumaran, Managing Director. “May be our visib...
Cruise transfer thru Kochi tomorrow
Mar 31, 2013 at 21:56 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kochi, March 31: April 1 will see around 2,700 foreign tourists transiting through Cochin International Airport on a cruise transfer event. For the fourth year in a row, there will be air-to-sea and sea-to-air transfer for 1,350 incoming and 1,350 o...
Probe in human trafficking case from Kochi inadequate, says HC
Mar 27, 2013 at 17:50 | Source: firstpost
Kochi: Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that the investigation in the case relating to Human trafficking from the nearby Cochin International airport was "inadequate" and said the matter involving the security of the nation requires ...
India’s biggest shopping mall opens in Kochi today
Mar 09, 2013 at 23:02 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kochi, March 9: Kochi gets a new landmark — the country’s biggest shopping arcade. The 2.5 million sq ft — imagine 33 football fields — Lulu Mall is all set to open its doors on Sunday. Developed by the UAE-based Lulu group a...
Cochin International Airport goes ‘solar’
Mar 07, 2013 at 23:21 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kochi, March 7: Cochin International Airport Ltd’s initiative to utilise solar power will take off shortly. Installation of 400 solar panels have been completed and the project is in the final stages. CIAL has submitted the documents to the Ke...
Hyderabad: Hidesign store at Rajiv Gandhi airport
Mar 01, 2013 at 21:31 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Hyderabad, Feb. 25: Luxury leather brand Hidesign is now open at the domestic terminal of the Rajiv Gandhi airport in the City. It will be the largest exclusive store at the Hyderabad airport for Hidesign, which considers retail at airports signific...
Cochin airport posts 5% rise in cargo volume
Feb 22, 2013 at 01:11 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kochi, Feb. 21: Focus on non-perishable goods helped Cochin airport register a five per cent increase in the volume of cargo handled during the first nine months of the current fiscal. From April to December 2012, the airport handled 34,305 tonnes o...
Plan to extend Kochi Metro Rail routes
Jan 22, 2013 at 23:42 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
The Directors Board of Kochi Metro Rail Ltd has decided to seek expression of interest for conducting a feasibility study for extension of the Kochi Metro Rail system to Angamaly, Kakkanad and to Mattanchery /Fort Kochi as well as linking Thripunith...
Advanced radar system to be installed at Kochi airport soon
Jan 19, 2013 at 00:11 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
The much-awaited radar facility at Cochin International Airport Ltd will soon become a reality with the radar system procured by the Airports Authority of India from Eldis Radar Systems, Czech Republic, having reached Nedumbassery. CIAL had complete...
Cochin International Airport passenger traffic up 11.75%
Jan 17, 2013 at 01:37 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kochi, Jan 16: The international passenger traffic from Cochin International Airport Ltd has registered 11.75 per cent increase for the nine months ending December 2012 compared to the corresponding previous period. The total number of departing pas...
International passenger traffic from Kochi up 11.75%
Jan 17, 2013 at 01:37 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kochi, Jan 16: The international passenger traffic from Cochin International Airport Ltd has registered an 11.75 per cent increase for the nine months ending December 2012 compared to the corresponding previous period. The total number of departing ...
Gopinath project, Air Kerala unlikely to get Govt nod
Jan 04, 2013 at 03:37 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
The plans of the father of low-cost air travel in India, G.R. Gopinath, to re-launch a national airline and the Cochin Airport’s move to launch Air Kerala could be non-starters, senior Government officials have said. Gopinath sold Air Deccan t...
Work on Kerala’s Aranmula airport set to take off
Jan 03, 2013 at 03:52 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
With all requisite clearances in hand, the Chennai-based KGS Group of companies is all set to start work on the Aranmula International Airport project. Gigi George, Managing Director, KGS Aranmula International Airport Ltd, said the work on the Rs 2...
Marriott hotel opened in Kochi
Dec 16, 2012 at 23:36 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
The State Excise Minister K. Babu inaugurated the first Marriott hotel in Kerala – Marriott Courtyard – a project of the UAE-based Lulu Group near the Cochin International Airport Ltd. The State Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar cut the in...
Dec 16, 2012 at 19:45 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kochi, Dec. 16: A modern international terminal at the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) will soon become a reality. The Rs 450-crore terminal will be able to handle about 4,000 incoming and outgoing passengers during peak hours. The State Exc...
Air India offers special package for illegal immigrants in the Gulf
Dec 14, 2012 at 23:27 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kochi, Dec. 14: Air India will introduce a special discount package for Indians returning to the country based on the amnesty scheme initiated by the UAE Government for all illegal residents. Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Union Minister of S...
SpiceJet launches direct services from Kochi to Dubai
Dec 11, 2012 at 03:32 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Spice Jet, the low cost airline, on Monday launched its second international flight from Kochi connecting Dubai. The company is offering daily direct flight from Kochi to Dubai and the inaugural ticket fares are as low as Rs 4,999 (one way fare incl...
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