Aero India 2021 event started yesterday. It is a three-day event (Feb 3 to Feb 5, 2021) which will not include the public. The event saw many new technologies related to the aviation sector being unfolded on the first day. During the event, USA flew its heavy bomber B-1B lancer in the outskirts of Bangalore to showcase its power and capabilities. The American B-1B bomber flew to Bangalore a week... Read More
Regular international flights might restart from the summer or first-half of 2021. But it will depend a lot upon the number of people vaccinated all around the globe. A senior government official told The Economic Times that within three to four months, a large number of people are expected to be vaccinated. It will remove the need for COVID-19 testing for them along with quarantine measures which will bring normalcy... Read More
A few days back, Vistara announced that it would start flying to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from January 20, 2021, and it has kept that promise. In a release, the airline confirmed its first flight in the Delhi-Sharjah route today. All the flights in the upcoming days on the route will be operated under the air bubble agreement between India and UAE. Sharjah will mark the airline’s second destination... Read More
Chennai airport is going to get a new integrated terminal by 2022. For this new terminal, the existing terminals, 2 & 3 will be demolished. The new terminal at the airport is expected to be commissioned by December 2022. As per a PTI report, the Airports Authority of India said that the airport's new terminal would operate for both the domestic and international passengers passing through the airport. This is... Read More
While the pandemic resulted in airlines shutting down all over the world, it also made way for new companies and airlines to jump in the aviation industry. Now, India is all set to get another domestic airline, namely ‘Flybig’. Flybig will start its domestic operations in the country from tomorrow, i.e., January 3, 2021. The first flight of Flybig will depart from Indore, the base of the airline, at 2:30... Read More
The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport or Delhi airport will soon allow passengers to get the immigration clearance within seconds. Since the time airports resumed after going through a two-month lockdown, social distancing has been emphasised upon quite heavily. Most of the processes that a passenger used to go through at the airport has been made contactless. In a fortunate turn of events, the Delhi airport will soon be getting... Read More
For the first time in the aviation industry of India, SpiceJet has introduced an AI-Powered virtual voice assistant ‘Pepper’ which can communicate with the customers in multiple languages. People can ask Pepper questions both in Hindi and English as per their convenience. The virtual assistant is built on the advanced natural language understanding of Nuance Communications Intelligent Engagement platform. It is worthy to note that no other airline in the... Read More
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has plans for charging outbounds passengers up to Rs 300 more on their flight journeys. As per a report from the Times of India, The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has sought the permission from the regulator for charging Rs 200 from the domestic and Rs 300 from the international flight passengers going out of Delhi in addition to their flight fares. Further, the... Read More
The flag carrier and the largest airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Emirates is offering passengers a complimentary stay at JW Marriott Marquis, Dubai. For the unaware, JW Marriott Marquis is one of the tallest 5-star hotels in the world. But this is an offer that is going to stay for a limited time. So if you want to travel to Dubai, now would be a good time to... Read More
One of the biggest concerns for anyone travelling at the time of the pandemic is being infected by the virus. But according to data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) a few weeks back, air travel is the safest medium for travelling at a time such as this. This is because of security and safety measures, both airlines and airports take to keep passengers safe. Now, as per... Read More
Tata Sons, a holding company of the Tata group, might bid for the national carrier, Air India. The debt-laden airline’s bidding had to be postponed by the government of India four times earlier this year because of the global pandemic. But now, Tata Sons, the majority stake owner of Vistara along with Singapore Airlines (SIA) is all set to make the bid for Air India. But there’s just one problem.... Read More
In a bid to make travelling more convenient and easy for its smartphone users, OnePlus is now providing charging stations inside the Indian airports. A lot of frequent travellers and vloggers use their smartphones quite extensively. So if you are one of those and you carry a OnePlus smartphone, you don’t need to worry about finding a switch at the airport and plugging-in your charger for charging your device anymore.... Read More
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently gave a green flag to the Vijayawada Airport for utilising its expanded runway for landing and taking-off of flights. The Vijayawada International Airport located in Gannavaram will now be able to use the expanded runway for operating flights which was completed after undergoing construction for 24 months. However, the flight take-off and landing won’t start right away at the concerned runway. As... Read More
Qatar Airways is pleased to announce it has finalised a codeshare agreement with Air Canada applicable for travel between Doha and Toronto. Sales have started with the first codeshare flight to operate from 15 December 2020. The agreement reinforces Qatar Airways’ long-term commitment to Canadian passengers, and to boosting Canada’s global connectivity to support the recovery of tourism and trade. Qatar Airways’ passengers can now enjoy seamless, one-stop connections to... Read More
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