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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Novel CoronaVirus: Indian carriers cancel most flights to China and offering full refunds

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The Corona Virus is spreading fast and airlines around the globe are now acting on cancelling flights. Here is how the virus is affecting airline plans across the world. The latest to join in cancelling flights is India, with Air India and IndiGo both cancelling most China flights.

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Vistara changing qualifying criteria for elite tiers from 2021

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Club Vistara tiers requalification guidelines change on January 1, 2021. With this change, the airline is now going to have a big focus on the amount you spend with the airline, not just the number of flights you take with them. In fact, the number of INR you spend with them is the only thing that matters come 2021.

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Boeing Statement on 737 MAX postpones (re)entry into service till mid-2020

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The Boeing 737 MAX won’t come back in the air at least till June 2020, as per the latest statement from Boeing. This is not good news for the airlines, nor for the customers, who are suffering through high fares at the moment and reduced capacity.

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Major Indian Airports screening passengers arriving from China due to the Novel Coronavirus outbreak

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The new respiratory pneumonia virus which first originated in Wuhan City in China, is being screened for at Indian airports. Arriving passengers from China will be subject to thermal screening at Delhi/Mumbai/Kolkata airports.

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