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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Lufthansa Group airlines planning to cut 50% flights and ground A380s, assuring of flexible rebooking options

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Lufthansa, as one of the biggest aviation groups globally, is planning to take unprecedented steps to counter the CoronaVirus has on its financials. The airline plans to cancel up to 50% of their flights and ground their entire A380 fleet in the coming days.

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Air France announces flights between Chennai and Paris, Virgin Atlantic goes for Delhi Manchester connectivity

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Air France and Virgin Atlantic have both announced new flights on new segments, entrenching these members of the Delta/KLM/Air France/Virgin Atlantic consortium even further into India after the demise of Jet Airways.

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First Impressions of the British Airways A350 Club Suite (ex Bangalore – London)

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British Airways recently introduced the new Club Suite on their A350-1000 aircraft which were inducted into the fleet in July 2019. I recently tried out the new product and here are the first impressions of the new product as per my experience.

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