Bangalore Airport is considering the use of Biometrics to allow access to the airport terminal. This is a new use case for the Aadhar system, so let’s see how they move forward from paper first to thumbprint first without going through the mobile first processes.
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Qatar has introduced Free 96-hour Transit Visa at Doha
Qatar has introduced a new 96-hour free transit visa if you are using Doha airport to transit the country, which is available to all nationalities under certain conditions. Certainly may be worthwhile to check out Qatar while you are there!
Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer offering 30% discount on redemptions
Singapore Airlines & SilkAir are offering a new 30% discount on KrisFlyer redemptions across the globe if you redeem by November 16 and are ready to travel in the first half of 2017. Here are the important details!
Vistara sweetens Status Match offer with Platinum on offer
Club Vistara, which was relaunched a few weeks ago, is now offering a challenge to obtain Club Vistara Platinum status as well. Platinum is the highest status for Club Vistara members, and this could be interesting for you if you travel to Delhi a lot! All the details inside.
Singapore now offers 96-hour Visa Free Transit for Indians
Singapore has now announced a new visa-free transit facility for Indians, where you can visit Singapore for upto 96 hours during a transit from Singapore. This is a great development for everyone who wanted to transit via Singapore and stay to see the wonders. Check out the details!
Jet Airways / Delta partnership now includes Virgin Atlantic at Heathrow
Jet Airways and Delta are now making a new partnership at London Heathrow, along with Virgin Atlantic. This expands the Jet Airways partnership for the Americas across Delta / KLM / Air France / Virgin Atlantic. Great news for the flyers who shuttle half way across the globe then.
Lufthansa brings the 747-8i to Mumbai, adds First Class
Lufthansa has upgraded their Mumbai – Frankfurt service adding a 747-8i to the route now replacing the older 744 on this route. This also means Mumbai will now be served with a First Class again. This should be good news for travelers!
Some last minute Diwali ticketing hacks
Diwali is here upon us, and all the planes are filling up. If you still haven’t made up your mind or are caught stumped by the last minute high pricing, do not worry. We got you covered! Read this post on how to still make it work.
OTAs MakeMyTrip & GoIbibo to merge
Two of the big OTAs, MakeMyTrip and GoIbibo are now working on a merger deal, which will combine the entities into one by the end of the year. Here is how this will impact you in your travel purchases.
Weekly Roundup: October 16, 2016
Hello from Mumbai folks. I’m back after a long 15 days on the road in Europe and then in South East Asia. Here is a roundup of all the stuff that happened over the past few days. Hope you enjoy reading and catching up.
Travelling through Mumbai Airport? Your schedule might be affected
Mumbai Airport will witness a runway closure for 4-5 hours many days in the coming weeks. So if you are scheduled to arrive or depart from Mumbai Airport, do check your tickets again, because things might have changed!
