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Air Sahara News Archives Ends by May 2007. For current news, please go to Jet Lite Airlines
For the transition period April ’07 -May’07 also visit Jet Lite

2007 May
2007 April
2007 March

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Air Sahara set for domestic, international expansion

Friday, February 23, 2007
Cleared airport security, flew out – on wrong ticket

Thursday, February 22, 2007
Air Sahara launches new flights

Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Air passengers left in lurch

Sunday, February 04, 2007
8 pilots grounded for defying norms

Saturday, February 03, 2007
Jet, Air Sahara favour continuing own ground handling services

Thursday, January 11, 2007
Jet-Sahara final hearing posted for April

Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Jet loses plea for Rs 500cr Sahara deal refund

Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Now, fly Air Sahara @ Rs 2.40 per km

Thursday, December 28, 2006
From Kolkata to Delhi in 16 hours, 20 mins

Saturday, December 16, 2006
Jet, Sahara booked for non-payment of customs duty: Govt

Friday, December 15, 2006
Jet Airways, Sahara to operate under low visibility conditions

Thursday, December 14, 2006
Govt to open Gulf routes for Jet, Air Sahara

Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Price cut not to rise market share: Air Sahara

Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Air Sahara slashes fares by 91%
Air Sahara, Indus Air to ink deal

Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Air Sahara for sale, yet again

Saturday, November 25, 2006
Buy us for Rs 3K cr or pay Rs 1,931 cr: Sahara to Jet

Friday, November 24, 2006
Sahara files huge claim against Jet
Air Sahara back with a bang, to support Indus Air
Sahara busy making up lost ground

Thursday, November 23, 2006
Air Sahara eyes capacity expansion

Saturday, November 18, 2006
Air Sahara adds Male to its global network

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Online credit: Buy now, pay never

Thursday, October 12, 2006
Air Sahara starts Thiruvananthapuram-Delhi direct flight

Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Jet-Sahara arbitration tribunal hearing begins

Friday, October 06, 2006
Jet, Sahara to fly to China, Thailand, Maldives

Thursday, October 05, 2006
Air Sahara adds Thiruvananthapuram to its network

Monday, September 25, 2006
Air Sahara launches Delhi-Indore flight
Jet Air to lose Rs 100 cr from escrow a/c on interest

Friday, September 22, 2006
Jet permitted withdrawal from escrow account

Thursday, September 21, 2006
New twist in the Jet-Sahara tale

Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Air Sahara hires E&Y for bounce-back plans

Monday, September 18, 2006
Court adjourns hearing on Jet Airways petition

Sunday, September 17, 2006
Air Sahara service to Port Blair

Saturday, September 16, 2006
Heathrow Terminal 4 tube services will resume on 17

Monday, September 11, 2006
No-frills terminal likely at IGI
Air Sahara advances plan for expansion

Friday, September 08, 2006
For non-metro, Sahara plans to fly all-economy
Air Sahara plane makes emergency landing

Thursday, September 07, 2006
Air Sahara yet to get formal offer
Boeing delivers Bavaria’s first next-generation 737-800
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Air Sahara bids to win back market share

Friday, September 01, 2006
Air Sahara intends to buy another 30 Boeing planes

Thursday, August 31, 2006
Air Sahara gifts ‘fly unlimited’

Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Air Sahara orders 10 Boeing 737-800
Expansion or value play at Air Sahara?
On Jet plea, case transferred to Bombay High Court

Monday, August 28, 2006
Sahara-Jet parleys reach fever pitch on hearing eve

Saturday, August 26, 2006
Air Sahara launches its elhi-Nagpur-Hyderabad flight

Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Sahara to start operation in Andamans
No probe into Jet-Sahara deal by CCI

Friday, August 18, 2006
Air Sahara to introduce 66 new flights; add 14 new destinations
Air Sahara to scale Great Wall

Thursday, August 17, 2006
Talks with Jet speculative: Sahara

Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Jet, Sahara deal on, off, on again?

Saturday, August 12, 2006
Jet, Sahara for out-of-court settlement?

Friday, August 11, 2006
Goyal, Roy in secret talks to settle row

Thursday, August 10, 2006
Air Sahara, Lakme, Bata exit Superbrands

Friday, August 04, 2006
Indian airlines regroup after collapsed deal

Saturday, July 29, 2006
7 RCR security lapse: Sahara sacks air-hostesses

Saturday, July 15, 2006
Restraint order on Jet Airways to continue: Supreme Court

Friday, July 14, 2006
SC stays hearings in Jet-Sahara case

Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Hong Kong for a song

Thursday, July 06, 2006
Air Sahara to re-start Delhi-London fights
Sahara to review business plan with E&Y

Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Air Sahara announces new fares to Singapore

Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Air Sahara re-launches ‘Sixer in Air’ scheme
Jet blames the Aviation Ministry for broken deal
Saharashri jumps into Sahara-Jet battle in court

Sunday, July 02, 2006
Difficult for Jet Airways to prove case: Legal experts

Saturday, July 01, 2006
Jet sues Subroto Roy for Rs 500-cr refund
Jet-Sahara case adjourned to July 29

Friday, June 30, 2006
Jet claims return of Rs 500 cr from Sahara
Sahara deal: Jet seeks stay on interim court order on escrow account

Thursday, June 29, 2006
Air Sahara to go solo on int’l flight
Jet-Sahara row reaches SC

Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Sahara to sue Jet for Rs 2,000 cr
Jet Airways explains lapsing of deal

Tuesday, June 27, 2006
It`s business as usual, claims Sahara

Sunday, June 25, 2006
GoAir offers to buy Air Sahara

Saturday, June 24, 2006
Jet barred from selling Sahara shares

Friday, June 23, 2006
Jet-Sahara tussle takes ugly turn
Jet recalls executives, Sahara flies on its own
Jet may kiss goodbye to Rs880 cr
Sky’s limited for Sahara, warn experts
Allahabad HC to hear Sahara petition
Air Sahara says no cash crunch
Merger lapse: Sahara on schedule time

Thursday, June 22, 2006
Jet-Sahara deal falls apart
Airline stocks fly higher as Jet-Sahara deal develops hiccups
Kingfisher re-enters fray for Air Sahara

Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Clear picture on Sahara, Jet deal likely today
A Jet-Sahara war building up
Neither here, nor there; Sahara crew suspended in mid-air

Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Jet-Sahara deal cancelled?

Saturday, June 17, 2006
Jet-Sahara deal hits another airpocket

Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Puppy goes missing from Air Sahara flight

Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Four Jet nominees on Sahara board

Monday, May 29, 2006
Air Sahara set to be renamed TransJet

Friday, May 26, 2006
Mercator to supply system to Air Sahara

Thursday, May 25, 2006
Sahara deal: Jet to call new entity Transjet

Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Jet-Sahara deal out of air pocket

Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Jagson goes head hunting in Jet, Sahara

Friday, May 12, 2006
Jet, Sahara fly closer to merger

Monday, May 08, 2006
Jet-Sahara deal: DGIR probe report by month-end

Friday, May 05, 2006
Jet is now Sahara’s consultant
Air Sahara Boeing disrupts schedules

Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Jet to run Air Sahara as subsidiary

Friday, April 14, 2006
Paramount to launch Hyd operations on April 19
Air Sahara flight delayed over pilot ‘discontent’
Jet to offer consultancy service to Sahara

Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Air Sahara loses altitude in domestic, int’l markets

Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Air Sahara loses 20% staff post-deal

Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Jet to rename Air Sahara
Patel says no meddling with Jet-Sahara deal

Friday, March 31, 2006
Jet-Sahara deal clears key hurdle

Thursday, March 30, 2006
Minus infrastructure, Jet iffy about Sahara

Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Transition to new management at Sahara to take place from April 1

Monday, March 27, 2006
MRTPC probe keeps Jet, Sahara on edge

Saturday, March 25, 2006
Jet pays Rs 500 cr to Sahara

Friday, March 24, 2006
No price cut, Jet set for Sahara

Thursday, March 23, 2006
Jet-Sahara Officials May Meet Before Friday

Thursday, March 23, 2006
Jet, Indian, Sahara to roll out new ticketing system

Wednesday, March 22, 2006
No headway in Jet-Sahara deal

Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Govt yet to decide on Sahara rights

Saturday, March 11, 2006
Jet-Sahara deal in order says anti-trust body
CPI(M) for scan of Jet-Sahara deal

Friday, March 10, 2006
Sahara India Pariwar Entering Travel Business
DGIR to probe Jet-Sahara deal
DCA clears air on Jet-Sahara merger


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