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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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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London Heathrow’s “Red List” Terminal to move from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4 shortly

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Heathrow will bring on Terminal 4 as the designated terminal for Red-list arrivals in June 2021. Direct flights from all 51 countries on the list will see their pax diverted there on arrival.

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