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October 14th, 2019 10:59 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Announces Start of New Amritsar-Stansted Route With First Flight on October 31, 2019

Air India currently is on the line for divestment by the government wherein, the government is looking to sell its entire stake in the airline. During this period, all the promotions, fleet expansion and appointments for the airline have been halted. However, the retrieved aircrafts of Air India are what allowing the national carrier to expand its routes internationally. Recently we have seen Air India start flights to Doha and... Read More

October 11th, 2019 3:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Passengers Might Face Delays and Cancellations as Oil Companies Threaten to Cut Fuel Supply

The troubles for Air India fliers might increase come Friday due to more delays and cancellations. This is because the oil marketing companies which supply jet fuel to Air India have said that they will stop providing fuel to the national carrier starting Friday. As per a new ET report on the matter, these companies will stop providing fuel to Air India at six major airports in the country. The... Read More

October 11th, 2019 3:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Subsidiary Alliance Air Bags Permission for International Flights to Sri Lanka

Alliance Air had pitched a plan to the Civil Aviation ministry about Alliance Air’s potential international routes. Now in a new update as reported by IANS, it has come up that the Civil Aviation Ministry has approved Alliance Air’s plans of international flights to Sri Lanka. It is crucial to note that Alliance Air’s parent company, Air India remains at the top of the government’s agenda for a big divestment... Read More

October 10th, 2019 4:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Largest Employees Union Opposes Privatisation of Airline, Warns of Harsh Consequences

While the government of India is pretty bullish on the idea of selling its entire stake in the national carrier, Air India, the members of the largest union of Air India, ACEU, are not in favour of the idea. The ACEU (Air Corporation Employees Union) has said that the political decision to privatise the airline will be met with harsh consequences. The union has also remarked that the decision to... Read More

August 2nd, 2019 12:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Connects Fiji Through Codeshare Agreement

Air India and Fiji’s flagship airline Fiji Airways have signed a codeshare agreement. The agreement will enable the passengers of both airlines to gain access to three domestic destinations and the South Pacific nation. Effective from this month, the agreement will allow Fiji Airways to place FJ Flight code on Air India flights from Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai travelling to Hong Kong and Singapore. Air India will place its code... Read More

August 2nd, 2019 11:09 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Announces New Delhi-Toronto Flight, Rolls Out Flashy Promotion in Delhi Metro

The national carrier, Air India has announced a new flight from New Delhi to Toronto. The national carrier has been slated to go through a disinvestment process recently, but still, the airline continues to introduce new routes and is also adding new flights on its existing routes as well increasing the frequency of its flights on certain routes. In the last week of July, Air India has made some major... Read More

July 30th, 2019 5:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India To Launch Lucknow-Jeddah Flight From October

The national carrier Air India has announced a plan to launch a direct flight between Lucknow and Jeddah beginning from the winter schedule, commencing in October 2019. The airline intends to link the two cities via New Delhi. The service will reduce the journey time by three hours. Air India to Deploy Airbus A320 Air India will deploy an Airbus 320 aircraft on the first leg of the journey between... Read More

July 24th, 2019 9:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Planning to Bring Back 17 Grounded Aircraft on Runway Before October End

As per Air India chief, Ashwani Lohani, the Air India plans to bring all its 17 grounded aircraft back on the runway before October-end. It is notable that Air India’s 17 aircraft have been grounded for a “prolonged” period ranging from four months to a year because of lack of funds for repair and maintenance. As per a PTI report, Ashwani Lohani, Air India Chairman and Managing Director said that... Read More

July 18th, 2019 12:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Flight Passengers on Indore-Dubai Flight to Enjoy 10 Kg Extra Baggage Allowance

Air India has raised the check-in baggage allowance for Indore-Dubai and Dubai-Indore passengers by 10 kg, making the new allotted limit 40kg. The offer is only for the recently launched service from Dubai to Indore and is valid until another announcement from Air India. The new baggage limit is applicable for the bookings done from 16 July 2019. The announcement for the baggage allowance came up at a reception hosted... Read More

July 18th, 2019 11:46 AM 0 COMMENTS

New Air India Domestic and International Flights to Start Taking off by September End

Air India has announced a series of new domestic and international flights. The national carrier plans to commence direct flights to Nairobi, Kenya from October 2019. The airline also has plans to launch flights on Bhopal-Bengaluru route in October 2019. Another plan is to introduce flights to Bangkok from Indore. “We are planning to launch a direct flight to Nairobi in October this year. The region has immense tourism potential,”... Read More

July 17th, 2019 2:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Pakistan Reopens Airspace Saving the Operating Cost for Indian Domestic Carriers

In a relief to passengers travelling to the west, Pakistan has opened the airspace after 140 days. The re-opening drops the travel times and reduces the operating expenses for the airlines. It is worth noting that after the closure of the Pakistani airspace, the flights had to be diverted to a different route which was costing the airlines more fuel. Pakistan closed the airspace after India’s strike on Balakot terror... Read More

July 16th, 2019 7:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Alliance Air Announces Flights from Mysuru to Hyderabad, Kochi, Goa from July 19 Under UDAN Scheme

Alliance Air, a regional subsidiary of Air India has announced daily flights from Mandakalli airport in Mysuru to Hyderabad, Kochi and Goa starting from 19 July 2019. These flights are launched under the Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik). The passengers will now have the choice of travelling from Hyderabad to Mysuru and returning the same day with onward options of Kochi, Bengaluru and Goa from Mysuru.... Read More

July 16th, 2019 2:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Changes Schedules of Two Flights from Chandigarh, Announces Flights to Toronto from September

Air India has changed the schedules of two flights flying to and from Chandigarh. The flights between Chandigarh and Nanded will now operate on Tuesday and Thursday. Similarly, the flights between Chandigarh and Pune will now fly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The changes are in effect from 15 July 2019. According to an unnamed Air India employee, the changed schedule will enable the travellers to get an additional day... Read More

July 2nd, 2019 6:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kerala-Saudi Arabia Flight Takes an Additional 30 Minutes for the Flight Due to Tehran Airspace Ban

The restriction to fly over Iran Airspace has added another 30 minutes to the trip duration of Kerala – Saudi Arabia flights, making it difficult for the airlines. The airlines are asked to avoid flying over the water area of Tehran airspace with the Strait of Hormuz which connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The detour to avoid Iran airspace is leading to extra usage of fuel... Read More

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