Bangalore

No Air ticket booking for Spice Jet from 1st June 2012

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Spice Jet has stopped booking air tickets from 1st June 2012. Spice Jet operates daily flights to Delhi and Bangalore. Some months back Kingfisher airlines stopped flights to Hyderabad and indore and it seems its is now turn of Spice jet.

Travel agents have been asked not to book spice jet ticket from 1st June 2012. It hints that spice jet is planning to wind its operation from Nagpur. The airline had good response in the Delhi and Bangalore route inspite of competition with Indigo, Air India and Go Air.

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Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport receives Airport Authority of India Chairman’s award

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Nagpur Airport receives special Airport Authority of India (AAI) Chairman’s Award for installation of new system called Indra. This system allows airport officials to connect with the aircraft. It increase the efficiency and reduces chances of mishaps and error by humans. The new system will connect aircraft to air traffic control (ATC) department and help it gain height if it is coming down to avoid collision in the air. It will save 1.28 crore litres of fuel every year.

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Bishop Cotton High School ( BCS) delays its 150 – years anniversary celebration

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Bishop George Cotton who is the founder of the BCS started the school in the year 1862 at Nagpur to build a strong education network in the country. He started first school at Shimla ( 1859 ), second at Nagpur and third at Bangalore in the year 1865. Due to unclear records of his place of death his grave cannot be located which leads to delay in celebration of the 150 – years at the school in Nagpur. The school websites and Wikipedia expresses different views.

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