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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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United to launch Chicago – Delhi flight in 2020, taking Air India head on; add SFO-BLR connectivity in Spring 2021

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United Airlines has announced many new routes today, including a global expansion which focusses on new routes to India in Delhi and Bangalore, and then flights to Tel Aviv, Johannesburg and other destinations.

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European Airlines get another extension of their slots for the Northern Winter 2020 Schedule, says IATA

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IATA and the various airline organisations representing the interests of European airlines may have found a potential way to stop the upheaval of their schedules in Winter 2020 and arrived at an agreement to keep their slots till early 2021.

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