| Bangalore-Dubai flights from next week :
Bangalore, Sept 22: Emirates, one of the leading Middle East airlines, has been permitted by the Indian government to operate eight direct flights a week from Bangalore to Dubai and vice-versa. Beginning September 29, the airline will operate a daily flight in both directions from Monday to Saturday and an additional flight Wednesdays and Fridays in a week. There will be no service on Sundays. "Bangalore will be our eighth destination in India to operate and fifth in the southern region, with Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata being other destinations. We will be operating Airbus 300-200 and Boeing 777-200, with a seat capacity of 237 seats in each aircraft under three classes -- first, business/club and economy class," Emirates sales head in Karnataka Pradeep Suvarna said here.
Paradise for pennies A rich Hawaiian vacation -- for the non-wealthy
LANIKAI BEACH, Hawaii -- Not a millionaire? Well, in Hawaii, for an afternoon you can pretend you're among the monied by soaking in the sun and sifting your fingers through the sugary sands outside celebrities' obscenely priced homes without having to pay the rent. That's because Hawaii is one of those lovely places where the beaches, including the somewhat restrained luxury of Lanikai on Oahu, are by law the domain of the public. Not even the most highly placed movie star or menacing hotel worker can (legally at least) chase you off your strip of sand. Though Hawaii is notoriously expensive, impecunious but crafty travelers can easily revel in much of what the state has to offer while holding tight to their pennies. For that, sticking to the most populous island, Oahu, is a good idea for those on a tight budget because of two very valuable advantages: more low-fare, direct flights and cheap public transportation to just about anywhere on the island.
Demand for Mangalore- Kuwait flight
MANGALORE: NRI members of Mangalorean Associations in Kuwait on Thursday urged the centre to operate direct flights from Kuwait to Mangalore.
United Associations of Karnataka (UAKK) government affairs coordinator Pascal Pinto told mediapersons that the need of Mangalorean NRIs in Kuwait at this moment is a direct flight to Mangalore from Kuwait.
The flight schedule will be a big relief to a large number of Mangalorean NRI population and surrounding districts including northern parts of Kerala.
At present thousands of families and bachelors fly to Mangalore from Kuwait and other gulf countries through Mumbai airport and other points in India.
Passengers including women, children, elderly and sick have to wait for many hours to catch connecting airports to secure domestic flights to Mangalore.
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