Go First, India's ultra-low-cost airline is now making its services even more affordable with its latest offer for a free meal and seat selection for travellers taking off from Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and Bengaluru. Flying with Go First will aid in striking off the 'save money' goal from your new year's resolution if you are planning on catching a flight between January 11th-31st 2022. On its website, the... Read More
A report from rating agency ICRA suggests that domestic air passenger traffic in the country stayed 44% down to 111 lakhs in April to December of 2021 in comparison to the same time period of the financial year 2020 but saw a jump of 52% when compared to December 2021. The rating agency said that the domestic air passenger traffic lingered at 73 lakhs in December 2020. The report also... Read More
The largest domestic airline Indigo has said in a statement on Sunday that it will be cancelling around 20% of its flights as the country witnessed a significant surge in the number of cases of Covid-19 with the widespread Omicron variant. The airline will also be waiving off the change fees till March 31, 2022 keeping in mind the consumer needs. For those unaware, change fees is paid by a... Read More
IndiGo airline will launch services from Tiruchi with Tirupati from January 18. On four days a week -- Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays -- the budget carrier IndiGo will fly an ATR aircraft with 72 seats on the Tiruchi-Tirupati route. According to the Hindu news publication, the slots are already authorised for the airline to commence the service. At 5 pm, the flight will depart Tirupati and arrive in Tiruchi... Read More
In response to the bids invited from Air India's existing lenders for a one-year general purpose loan of Rs 23,000 crore, Tata Sons' Talace has received offers extending more than Rs 35,000 crore. The lenders are reportedly ready to provide the loan at a rate of 4.25%. Talace's bid of Rs 23,000 crores includes Rs 18,000 crore for taking over the airline's debt, and an additional Rs 5,000 crore for... Read More
Under a purchase-and-leaseback agreement signed in March 2021, BOC Aviation Limited delivered the last of eight Airbus A320Neo aircraft to InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo). BOC Aviation is a state-owned global aircraft operating leasing company based in Singapore. According to a statement from BOC Aviation, the Airbus A320Neo aircraft is powered by CFM Leap engines. “The delivery of these eight aircraft underlines the excellent partnership we have developed with IndiGo, India’s... Read More
India’s budget carrier SpiceJet has announced special fares to celebrate the festive season. The airline’s ‘Wow Winter Sale’ offers an all-inclusive one-way fare starting at Rs 1,122 for travel from December 27 to 31. “This Winter, pack your bags and chill at your favourite destinations with SpiceJet’s Wow Winter Sale,” SpiceJet tweeted, announcing the offers. The all-inclusive fare is applicable on destinations such as Jammu–Srinagar, Chennai–Bengaluru, Chennai–Hyderabad, Bengaluru–Chennai, among others... Read More
In a recent development, New Zealand citizens stuck in Australia have been further stopped from returning to the country and bypassing mandatory quarantine until the end of February 2022. Consequent to this decision taken by the country, Air New Zealand has cancelled about 120 flights from Australia which has resulted in over 27000 passengers not being able to fly to their native country. The decision has been taken keeping in... Read More
Air Mauritius, the flagship airline of Mauritius, has announced through fares on its two Indian partner airlines Air India and Vistara. Thus, passengers can take a single ticket for a journey that involves connecting flights on two or more flights. The baggage will be checked at the departing airport and collected only at the final destination. Passengers from over 25 Indian cities can book connecting flights through Air India/Vistara to... Read More
The Central Government has made it mandatory for passengers coming from ‘at-risk’ countries to book for RT-PCR tests prior to boarding the flight. It is the responsibility of the airline to ensure that the passenger has done the pre-booking for the test. The mandatory norm will be implemented from December 20 for those arriving at Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Bengaluru. This is phase one of the implementation and... Read More
In the recent unfolding of events, Japan has hurriedly taken the decision to drop the ban on flight booking for international passengers. The decision has been taken by the country just a day after it made the announcement to ban any new bookings made by passengers who wanted to fly to Japan. The restriction was imposed due to rising concerns about the new Omicron variant; however, the decision witnessed a... Read More
In the wake of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19, the Centre has come up with new guidelines and regulations for travelers arriving from different countries. However, the governments of Maharashtra and Karnataka have issued their own set of guidelines that differs from that of the state. The same problem rose during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and once again is going to create a lot of confusion... Read More
India’s ultra-low-cost airline Go First (founded as GoAir) has partnered with car rental company Eco Europcar to provide chauffeur-driven cars to backpackers. The service is part of the carrier’s bouquet of value-added services and includes airport transfers, local and inter-city transfers across cities. The initiative – launched across 100 cities in India including 25 airports - allows Go First’s passengers to pre-book rides from airports, to their destinations from its... Read More
India’s budget airline, SpiceJet has now introduced an easier way of booking cabs for its passengers. This service will now allow passengers to book cabs while on the flight through SpiceScreen, an in-flight entertainment platform launched by SpiceJet. The airline announced the launch of this service through a tweet. They tweeted, “Tired of cab bookings always cancelling on you? We have a solution for that. Have your cab ready upon arrival... Read More
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