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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Booking Air Travel for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs

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Small And Medium Enterprises don’t usually have the scale to negotiate corporate contracts with Airlines. But given the big numbers we are talking, many Indian airlines have programs working towards attracting the SME segment. Here is a lowdown of all the SME programs in India.

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IndiGo bows out of the race for Air India privatisation

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Air India privatisation may take a hit with the first big bidder in IndiGo bowing out of the race as quickly as they got in the race. Laser sharp focus on their goals makes IndiGo what it is, and I appreciate the fact that they did not want to take this elephant on and lose sight of the ball!

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Jet Airways orders Boeing 737 Max planes: 75 more!

Boeing 737 Max 8 Jet Airways

Jet Airways has made a new order to Boeing for 75 Boeing 737Max aircraft, doubling down on their earlier orders in light of the growing economy and the need to fly more planes across the country and outside. New routes such as Bangalore – Hong Kong and Mumbai – Nairobi are being planned with the new fleet!

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