Tag: New Delhi
After 5-year gap, Biman resumes Dhaka-Delhi direct flight
Dhaka (TAN): Bangladesh’s flagship airline Biman resumed its nonstop flight services between Dhaka and India’s capital Delhi on Tuesday.
State minister for civil aviation and tourism Md. Mahbub Ali inaugurated the service in Dhaka before the maiden flight departed Hajrat Shahjalal International Airport for Delhi with 152 passengers.
He said in Bengali: “I’m happy that flights between Dhaka and Delhi have resumed after being unavailable for the past few years. The direct service will now make business, tourism, and access to education and medical facilities between the two neighbouring countries easier and more comfortable.” Continue reading After 5-year gap, Biman resumes Dhaka-Delhi direct flight
New Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express hits tracks
New Delhi (TAN): The Indian Railways has introduced another Rajdhani Express between Mumbai and Delhi, which was flagged off by Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on January 19 this year.
The third Rajdhani Express on this route, the train will connect Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai twice every week.
Starting its journey from Mumbai, the train will stop at Kalyan, Nasik, Jalgaon, Khandwa, Bhopal, Jhansi, and Agra Cantonment stations before arriving at Hazrat Nizamuddin station in Delhi.
Continue reading New Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express hits tracks
Air India to fly Delhi-Copenhagen direct from Sep 16
June 3 (TravelAndy): India’s flagship carrier Air India will start nonstop flights between New Delhi and Denmark’s Copenhagen from September 16.
The flight will operate thrice a week on this route, said the airline on its official Facebook page. The flying time will be around eight hours.
“We aim to serve 37,500 passengers each way for the entire year. If we touch that figure then we will make it a daily service,” Air India chairman and managing director Ashwani Lohani said. Continue reading Air India to fly Delhi-Copenhagen direct from Sep 16
Nevada to open tourism office in New Delhi
January 27 (TravelAndy): In a bid to attract Indian tourists, the US state of Nevada has decided to open their tourism office in India’s capital New Delhi, said reports.
“Opening an office in India will provide Nevada with greater opportunities to promote international travel and tourism to our state,” said Nevada Lieutenant governor, Thomas Hutchinson.
With the tourist hotspot Las Vegas, Nevada is one of the most travelled states of the US. However, with the upcoming tourism office in New Delhi, Nevada seeks to introduce Indians to many other off beat destinations of the state, which include untouched mountains, adventure sites, cowboy trails and others. Continue reading Nevada to open tourism office in New Delhi
Jet Airways to fly non-stop to Amsterdam
December 14 (TravelAndy): Jet Airways will start daily non-stop flights to Amsterdam in Netherlands from March 27, said reports.
Two daily flights will fly to Amsterdam, one each from Mumbai and New Delhi.
Tickets on these flights will be available on the Jet Airways website from December 15. Continue reading Jet Airways to fly non-stop to Amsterdam
Railways to run special winter tours
November 24 (TravelAndy): Indian Railways is launching two special trains to boost desert and heritage tourism in the country.
Operated by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), both the semi-luxury trains will depart from New Delhi. The train designated for the desert circuit will cover the popular tourist cities of Jaiselmer and Jaipur in Rajasthan. The train assigned for the heritage tour will cover Varanasi, Khajuraho and Agra.
The desert circuit train will begin service by mid-December and conclude by April 21. The heritage circuit train will begin service on December 20. It’s last trip of the season will begin on April 24. Continue reading Railways to run special winter tours
Goa Rajdhani to run from Nov 15
November 14 (TravelAndy): Indian Railways is going to flag off the Goa Rajdhani train from Madgaon on November 15, said reports.
The bi-weekly train service will operate between Nizamuddin station in New Delhi and Madgaon in Goa.
It is scheduled to depart from Nizamuddin station on every Friday and Saturday and from Madgaon on every Sunday and Monday. Continue reading Goa Rajdhani to run from Nov 15
Indigo adds Udaipur to its air map
October 8 (TravelAndy): Indian budget carrier Indigo is going to start daily flights to Udaipur in Rajasthan from New Delhi and Mumbai.
Four daily non-stop flights to Udaipur, two each from New Delhi and Mumbai, will start from November 1.
This new destination marks Indigo’s 34th destination in India and 39th across the world. Continue reading Indigo adds Udaipur to its air map
Air India announces Delhi-Colombo flight
June 3 (TravelAndy): India’s flagship carrier Air India will start operating direct flights between New Delhi and the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo from June 15.
All-inclusive return airfares will start from INR15,555, the airline said.
Except Wednesdays, the flight will depart every day at noon and reach Colombo at 3.35pm. On Wednesdays, it will depart at 1.30pm and arrive in the Sri Lankan capital at 5.15pm.