In what would be a very appreciated move, the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has teamed with a private company Sakha to launch all-women cab service in New Delhi. Women safety has become an important aspect of the current generation and even the government is pushing towards the same with initiatives like this. At the IGIA Terminal-3, there will be separate all-women cab service with 20 cabs which can be... Read More
As Vistara prepares to gradually ramp up operations, the airline rolled out a survey to ask its customers how they felt about flying again since partial operations resumed on 25 May 2020. Nearly 6,000 customers responded to Vistara’s survey, including Club Vistara members from all tier levels as well as non-members. Interestingly, 65% of the respondents expected to take their next Vistara flight within the next six months, and 57%... Read More
IndiGo flight from Pune travelling to Jaipur has made an emergency landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. According to the information available, the pilot decided to make an emergency landing after noticing high engine vibrations mid-air. The flight landed in Mumbai airport earlier today morning. IndiGo did not reveal the exact passenger count at the time of reporting this article. Also, the flight made a safe landing at... Read More
IndiGo has received a deadline extension of up to May 31 for replacing all the unmodified Pratt and Whitney (P&W) engines. The DGCA or Directorate General of Civil Aviation had earlier ordered IndiGo to replace all the engines on A320neo aircraft by January 31. The deadline extension comes on the backing of new plan submission by IndiGo in which it confirmed to replace all 135 flight engines by June-end. The... Read More
Premium airline, Vistara, has now announced its fifth international destination- Kathmandu. Starting February 11, Vistara will operate to Kathmandu and the route will be Delhi-Kathmandu. Having said that, bookings for the Vistara Kathmandu flight already began on both the official and travel agency portals. The first flight to Vistara's fifth international destination will take off on February 11 from the Indira Gandhi International Airport. As per of Vistara's official website,... Read More
IndiGo will be launching new flights from Gaya to Delhi and Chennai in the coming months as the private airline is in advanced stages of talks with Airports Authority of India (AAI). IndiGo will launch new flights between Gaya-Delhi and Gaya-Kolkata-Chennai routes in 2020. The private airline already approached AAI seeking permission to operate the Gaya-Delhi flight during evening hours. However, it's also said that the Gaya-Kolkata-Chennai flight proposal is... Read More
IndiGo, which is currently the go-to domestic airline, today announced that it's operating 1,500 flights every day. IndiGo becomes the first airline in the country to achieve this feat. Right now, IndiGo has a fleet of 249 planes and the airline operates to 83 destinations across the globe. Furthermore, a release from IndiGo also stated that the airline is flying over 2.5 lakh passengers per day. The 1,500 flights per... Read More
A unique 'Food Genie' service has been launched at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3. As the name itself suggests, it's a food delivery service and it has been launched by aerodrome operator Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) at only Terminal 3 in the capital city. This service allows the passengers to order food at kiosks and the best part is the food being getting delivered at the... Read More
Passengers will have to receive the full ticket booking amount along with 400% worth of compensation if an airline denies them to board at the very last minute. According to civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri, if a passenger was denied by an airline to board a confirmed flight, then they have the full right to demand a refund. Furthermore, he says the airline should provide 400% compensation to such... Read More
Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) located in Bengaluru will become the country's first airport to have parallel runway operations. Bengaluru airport will see its second runway launching this Thursday and the excitement levels are sky-high within airport authorities. After the new runway launch, KIA will be the only airport in India to have independent and simultaneous parallel runway operations. The yet-to-be-launched runway will be 4,000 metres long and 45m wide. The... Read More
Popular airline Vistara, which started commercial operations back in January 2015, is now aiming to expand its services beyond India and Southeast Asia. A few days ago, Vistara confirmed that it would begin operations to Japan by 2020-21 and it's looking to increase the overall fleet to 42 by March 2020. Now, Vistara has confirmed that it's willing to commence services to Europe as well by 2020-21. Right now, Vistara... Read More
AirAsia has been awarded as the World’s Leading Low-Cost Airline at the World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Finals on November 29. AirAsia has bagged this award for the seventh year in a row. AirAsia says the company reached the top spot after receiving the most number of votes from industry professionals and travellers. Besides the low-cost airline award, AirAsia clinched the top spot for the World’s Leading Low-Cost Airline Cabin... Read More
Premium airline Vistara is planning to add a dozen more planes next year. The company is looking to take its overall fleet to 42 by the end of March 2020. Vistara right now has an overall fleet of 36, and by the end of March, it's aiming to make it 42. According to a report by Livemint, Vistara is looking to induct Boeing 787-9 (Dreamliner) and Airbus A320 and A321... Read More
Blade, which is also known as the Uber of helicopter services announced the launch of its helicopter services in India. Starting November 18, travellers between Mumbai, Pune and Shirdi can opt for a helicopter to travel. Blade India initially planned to launch helicopter services by March 2019, however, the launch has been postponed by a good six months. For the unaware, Blade is a United States-based mobility startup that offers... Read More
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