About Ajay

Ajay Awtaney is the Founder and Editor of Live From A Lounge (LFAL), a pioneering digital platform renowned for publishing news and views about aviation, hotels, passenger experience, loyalty programs, travel trends and frequent travel tips for the Global Indian. He is considered the Indian authority on business travel, luxury travel, frequent flyer miles, loyalty credit cards and travel for Indians around the globe. Ajay is a frequent contributor and commentator on the media as well, including ET Now, BBC, CNBC TV18, NDTV, Conde Nast Traveller and many other outlets.

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Emirates First Class Alaska Miles redemption going away from April 1, 2021

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Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan, one of the easiest ways to score Emirates First Class awards, has announced that the programme will no longer be offering Emirates J Class redemptions in the days ahead. Here is how to score a seat while you still can.

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Indian airlines get 200K pax a day for the first time 6 months into reopening

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160 days after opening up domestic flights, Indian airlines have finally managed to see a day where over 200,000 people flew on the same day. Is this the start of a good trend or just a coincidence? What does the data for domestic flights show us? Let us find out.

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