In a recent development, Ranchi Airport will now be closed every day for 7 hours for the next two months. The reason behind this is the re-carpeting of the runway at the airport. Re-carpeting of the runway is very important because it allows the aircraft to land smoothly at the airport and reduces the chances of an accident. The airport will be closed from 10:15 AM to 5:30 PM every... Read More
Emirates has been rated the safest airline in the world in its response to the COVID-19 Pandemic according to the Safe Travel Barometer. The airline, which has set industry-leading safety standards since the resumption of its operations back in May, has topped the ranks with a ‘Safe Travel Score’ of 4.4 out of 5.0 among 230+ airlines evaluated worldwide. The score is based on an independent audit of 26 health and... Read More
Air travel in India has become much cheaper since the time low-cost airlines such as IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir, and IndiGo started operating. But even after air travel becoming cheaper than what it used to be a decade ago, it isn’t exactly cheap for a middle-class person. That’s why any offer or discount on the base fare of the ticket feels like a blessing. For the unaware, one way to get... Read More
Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, today launched its services between Delhi and Dehradun, marking its entry into Uttarakhand. The airline will operate three flights a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Vistara is also the first airline to offer Premium Economy Class of travel between Delhi and Dehradun, in addition to Business and Economy Class. The inaugural flight departed from Delhi at 1350 hours today and arrived at Dehradun’s Jolly... Read More
Etihad announced a new organisational structure that will position the business to deliver on its mandate in the wake of COVID-19 and meet the challenges of the global downturn in aviation head-on. The restructuring sees the airline continuing its transformation into a mid-sized, full-service carrier concentrating on its fleet of widebody aircraft, with a leaner, flatter and scaleable organisational structure that supports organic growth as the world returns to flying. By... Read More
Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, recently announced the results of the second wave of its customer survey to gauge passenger sentiment about flying in the current times. Conducted between 17 August and 02 September 2020, about 4,550 customers responded to the survey. Overall, the responses indicate increased passenger confidence since the first customer survey rolled out by Vistara in June 2020. First Survey: Vistara Survey Reveals 65% of Customers Willing to... Read More
Vistara, India's finest full-service carrier, today operated its first flight between Delhi and Dhaka, operated by its Airbus A320neo aircraft. The inaugural flight departed from Delhi at 0630 hrs (IST) and landed in Dhaka at 0920 hrs (BST). Starting today, the airline will be operating special, non-stop flights twice a week between the two cities under the bilateral 'transport bubble' between India and Bangladesh. Vistara will accept all eligible customers... Read More
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has achieved Envirotainer’s Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Program (QEP) accreditation. QEP recognises SIA’s proficiency and capability in managing Envirotainer’s temperature-controlled container shipments per industry standards. SIA is the first airline to be accredited in South East Asia, and selected stations in the Airline’s network received their accreditation in the third quarter of this year. Accreditation Reassures SIA's Pharma Cargo Handling Capabilities Envirotainer’s QEP accreditation provides... Read More
In a recent release, SpiceJet announced that it is offering passengers travelling to/from India and UAE COVID-19 testing facility. The airline is taking the help of VFS Global for the same. COVID-19 test reports have become mandatory for the passengers travelling to UAE. This testing facility is aimed to help the passengers of the airline in getting a test done. Passengers can go and submit their samples in the location... Read More
Hyderabad Airport has become the first airport in the country to allow international flight passengers to e-board themselves. Not only this, but the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport also holds the title for being the first in the country to allow domestic flight passengers e-board themselves. As of now, only IndiGo international passengers have the luxury to benefit from e-boarding facility present at the Hyderabad airport. But other airlines have also... Read More
The rules for travelling keep on changing during these uncertain times. Now, Dubai travellers from India will need to get tested for COVID-19 twice. Until now, every passenger going to Dubai had to get a mandatory RT-PCR test within a time frame of 96 hours from travelling to the country. Only the passengers with a negative test report were allowed to board the flight for Dubai. But now apart from... Read More
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has been awarded ‘Best Economy Class’ and ‘Best Frequent Flyer Programme’ at Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2020. Last year, Etihad transformed its Economy product and service by introducing enhancements to the dining experience and providing guests with greater control, choice and value by personalising their travel experiences. This accolade reinforces the airline’s commitment to innovating Economy travel, in the same way... Read More
SpiceJet has announced six new flights to ‘Darbhanga’. It is the airline’s 13th destination under UDAN, a government’s scheme to connect India. These are all daily flights which will connect Darbhanga from Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore. It is worthy to note that SpiceJet is the first and online airline to connect Darbhanga from Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore. These new flights will start on November 8, 2020. Bookings for the new... Read More
The low budget carrier, SpiceJet on Tuesday added a total of 62 new flights for the passengers. Out of the 62 new flights, four flights are international ones and the rest are domestic. The international flights are for Muscat under the air bubble agreement with Oman. SpiceJet will operate international flights to Muscat from Delhi, Ahmedabad, and back. These flights are slated to start from Thursday, i.e, October 22, 2020.... Read More
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