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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Here is how to link your Passport to your Covid-19 vaccine certificate in India

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It is evident by now that to travel internationally, one would have to expect to show a fully vaccinated status to the other countries over some time. However, the Indian Covid-19 vaccination certificates did not display the passport numbers if one used another national identity document to register for the vaccination drive.  One of the most asked questions so far, then, has been about how to link the passport to the certificate. Now, thanks to updates on the Cowin portal, this is possible. Here is how to link your passport to your Covid-19 vaccination certificate if you get your vaccine in India. The information was shared on the official Twitter handle of the Aarogya Setu app. Now you can update your…

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These Plaza Premium Lounges going away from the Priority Pass network as of July 1, 2021 (Indian lounges stay)

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57 Lounges operated by Plaza Premium will go away from the Priority Pass network as of July 1, 2021. Here is an update on the lounges which are going away (and those that stay for now).

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GE Aviation & Safran working on new jet engine that will cut emissions and fuel consumption by 20%

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GE & Safran, which deliver jet engines via their JV CFM, have started to work on next-gen engines which will be more sustainable and cut back emissions by 20% and fuel burn by 20% (over current fuel-efficient engines), making, as a whole, aviation more sustainable. Here are the details.

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