London, Nov 5 : With rapid advances in air travel, newlyweds may get a chance to spend their honeymoon in space by the end of this century, say industry experts.
Finnair, the Finnish airline, outlined its predictions to celebrate its 85th anniversary and said the industry would thrive after overcoming the current economic downturn.
It said that newlyweds would be able to spend a romantic honeymoon in hotels, with holidaymakers being carried around in vast aircraft, just as cruise ship passengers.
An overnight stay could cost the equivalent of around 5,000 pounds.
The airliners will fly at up to five times the speed of sound, cutting short the journey from Europe to Australia to three hours.
Malaysia-based low-cost air-carrier, AirAsia, has announced that it intends to roll out its operations in India with a daily direct flight between Kuala Lumpur and Tiruchirapalli from coming month (December).
The Bangalore-based airline, Kingfisher has defaulted on payments to GECAS. Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines leased four airplanes from GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS). The US Company filed complaint against Kingfisher before the aviation regulator of India for nonpayments.
Stockholm - The SAS Group, the operator of the joint carrier Scandinavian Airlines, on Wednesday posted a pre-tax loss for third- quarter 2008, citing high fuel costs, the economic downturn and a goodwill writedown in its Spanish-based carrier.
Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Union Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal MP, allegedly assaulted the station manager of Kingfisher Airlines at Patna Airport on Monday. The incident took place when he was not allowed to board Patna-Kolkata flight, as he reported late at the airport.
