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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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Onboard Vistara To Singapore: The first Vistara international flight ever!

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Today, I flew the inaugural flight of Vistara’s International operations, between Delhi and Singapore, and here is an indepth review of what to expect on Vistara’s flight to Singapore.

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Wide Ranging Changes at Club Vistara: Perks up, Redemptions & Upgrades devalued!

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Club Vistara announced a wide range of changes today, which included some perks for Platinum members and Gold members, but essentially took away a lot of the value from the programme in a broad reorganisation of their routes where many routes now require as much as double points for upgrades and so on. Here is an update.

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Boeing warns of 737 production shutdown and 777X Entry Into Service delays

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Boeing announced their second quarter results yesterday. Boeing expects the 737 MAX to come back in service by the end of this year, or otherwise, they will have to reduce production, or even shut down the line for a while perhaps. On the 777X, they expect the aircraft to have a delayed entry into service now due to engine issues.

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