Monthly Archives for July 2019.
Hyderabad airport has started trials for facial recognition at airport entry gates, entry to security check and boarding gates. Trials are expected to continue till July 31, 2019, and will later be implemented on a full-scale basis.
A new Amex Amazon Offer is getting you 10X membership rewards points if you swipe your Amex to buy from Amazon India in the coming few days.
There are new opportunities to Earn and Burn JPMiles on Etihad Airways. You can earn double, and redeem for less number of JPMiles if you act by July 23, 2019.
Adani group won bids to manage 6 AAI airports: Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mangalore, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram. The Cabinet has cleared the transfer of three airports, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangalore to Adani group and will clear the rest in the next cabinet meeting.
GoAir started operations in 2005 and has now added its 50th aircraft in 2019. GoAir is planning to add an aircraft a month, launch more international destinations and may go for an IPO.
With a new American Express promotion, you can earn 10 Membership Rewards Points per INR 100 spent on fuel with your Amex Card, as long as you are topping up before September 30, 2019!
Vistara is offering a new promotion for July 2019, August 2019 and September 2019. Making four flights a month will get you another bonus with Vistara, worth 1000 Club Vistara points per month.
In Budget 2019, a curious small point for travellers. If you spend more than INR 2 lakh in foreign travel here on in any given year, get ready to file an income tax return if you did not do so, so far.
Bengaluru airport has started body scanner trials for security check since July 1, 2019. It will gradually replace all door frame metal detectors with body scanners by April 2020.
Air India introduced a scheme to offer up to 40% discount on tickets purchased last minute before departure on select sectors every day. It sort of works, or perhaps not. Let’s find out.
Dubai Duty Free has started accepting Indian rupees as its 16th currency from July 1, 2019. You can now purchase anything at Dubai Duty Free with INR without converting it to any other currency.
