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Google Offers to Tweak Search Results to Promote Rivals, Stave Off EU Antitrust Fine
Google is looking to tweak its search results to better highlight rival services, aiming to avoid a hefty EU antitrust fine. This move follows charges from the European Commission accusing the tech giant of violating the Digital Markets Act by prioritising its own services like Google Shopping, Hotels, and Flights on its Search browser.
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Kerala Plans Passenger Ship Service To Gulf To Beat Exorbitant Air Charges
The CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala is planning to launch a passenger ship service to provide affordable travel for Malayali expatriates in the Middle East who are forced to pay exorbitant airline charges for their trips home.
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Chennai Rights Activist Slams Airline For Rs 2,500 Wheelchair Service
Disability rights activist, Rajiv Rajan, was stunned when US-Bangla Airlines charged him Rs 2,500 for the wheelchair service at Chennai airport.
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Gold Medallist Boxer Dingko Singh Airlifted To Delhi For Cancer Treatment
Asian Games gold medallist, Dingko Singh along with his wife, Ngangom Babai Devi, were flown from Imphal to Delhi.
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Lawmakers Object To Extra Charges For Window Seats On Flights
Rajya Sabha MPs on Wednesday demanded to know why airlines were charging extra for preferential seats on flights, and sought a ceiling on the steep hikes in fares just before the departure.
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Fix Limits For Airline Tickets, Cancellation Charges: Parliamentary Panel
The Parliamentary Standing Committee has suggested to the Union government to fix limits for airline tickets and cancellation charges. The recommendations were made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee's 256th report on "Issues related to improving consumers' satisfaction of airlines".
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Airlines Revise Flight Ticket Cancellation Fee Structure
This move would come as a respite to flyers especially to those who book their tickets well in advance in order to get cheaper prices, says Yatra.com COO (B2C) Sharat Dhall.
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American Airlines Apologises For Forcing Passenger To Throw Breast Milk
American Airlines has apologised for trying to charge a passenger an extra fee at the gate for carrying frozen breast milk, forcing her to leave it behind. "It was humiliating, they kept telling us it was because we were basic economy passengers. It really felt demeaning," said Sara Salow.
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Man Charged For Allegedly Threatening To Blow Up Malaysia Airlines Flight
A Sri Lankan man living in Australia was charged today for allegedly threatening to blow up a Malaysia Airlines flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur.
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MH370 Search Agency Retracts 'Death Dive' Theory
An Australian government agency in charge of the ongoing search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has reportedly retracted a published theory that the aircraft crashed into the sea after a "death dive".
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Jet Airways to charge Rs 250 per kg for additional baggage over 15 kg
Jet Airways group on Thursday said it has revised, with effective from May 15, the free baggage allowance to 15 kg in the economy class on all domestic routes, but has retained the cabin baggage limit at the previous level of 7 kg.
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US plane attacker is son of Nigerian banker, studied in UK
A 23-year-old Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day is the son of prominent Nigerian banker.
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Google Offers to Tweak Search Results to Promote Rivals, Stave Off EU Antitrust Fine
Google is looking to tweak its search results to better highlight rival services, aiming to avoid a hefty EU antitrust fine. This move follows charges from the European Commission accusing the tech giant of violating the Digital Markets Act by prioritising its own services like Google Shopping, Hotels, and Flights on its Search browser.
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Kerala Plans Passenger Ship Service To Gulf To Beat Exorbitant Air Charges
The CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala is planning to launch a passenger ship service to provide affordable travel for Malayali expatriates in the Middle East who are forced to pay exorbitant airline charges for their trips home.
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Chennai Rights Activist Slams Airline For Rs 2,500 Wheelchair Service
Disability rights activist, Rajiv Rajan, was stunned when US-Bangla Airlines charged him Rs 2,500 for the wheelchair service at Chennai airport.
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Gold Medallist Boxer Dingko Singh Airlifted To Delhi For Cancer Treatment
Asian Games gold medallist, Dingko Singh along with his wife, Ngangom Babai Devi, were flown from Imphal to Delhi.
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Lawmakers Object To Extra Charges For Window Seats On Flights
Rajya Sabha MPs on Wednesday demanded to know why airlines were charging extra for preferential seats on flights, and sought a ceiling on the steep hikes in fares just before the departure.
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Fix Limits For Airline Tickets, Cancellation Charges: Parliamentary Panel
The Parliamentary Standing Committee has suggested to the Union government to fix limits for airline tickets and cancellation charges. The recommendations were made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee's 256th report on "Issues related to improving consumers' satisfaction of airlines".
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Airlines Revise Flight Ticket Cancellation Fee Structure
This move would come as a respite to flyers especially to those who book their tickets well in advance in order to get cheaper prices, says Yatra.com COO (B2C) Sharat Dhall.
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American Airlines Apologises For Forcing Passenger To Throw Breast Milk
American Airlines has apologised for trying to charge a passenger an extra fee at the gate for carrying frozen breast milk, forcing her to leave it behind. "It was humiliating, they kept telling us it was because we were basic economy passengers. It really felt demeaning," said Sara Salow.
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Man Charged For Allegedly Threatening To Blow Up Malaysia Airlines Flight
A Sri Lankan man living in Australia was charged today for allegedly threatening to blow up a Malaysia Airlines flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur.
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MH370 Search Agency Retracts 'Death Dive' Theory
An Australian government agency in charge of the ongoing search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has reportedly retracted a published theory that the aircraft crashed into the sea after a "death dive".
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Jet Airways to charge Rs 250 per kg for additional baggage over 15 kg
Jet Airways group on Thursday said it has revised, with effective from May 15, the free baggage allowance to 15 kg in the economy class on all domestic routes, but has retained the cabin baggage limit at the previous level of 7 kg.
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US plane attacker is son of Nigerian banker, studied in UK
A 23-year-old Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day is the son of prominent Nigerian banker.
