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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United to operate 50+ repatriation flights between India and USA in August 2020 (Canadians also welcome!)

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Great News, United has come up with over 50 flights which will bring Indians/ Americans/ Canadians back from India to USA/Canada over the course of August 2020. Flights are all open and here is how to book these flights.

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Confirmed: Boeing will close Boeing 747 production and postpone 777X first delivery to 2022

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Boeing today declared that they will be downsizing the number of planes they build every month in anticipation of the CoronaVirus induced slowdown for aviation. This also means they have now confirmed that they will shut the Boeing 747 production soon.

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