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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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Deal: American Express Reward Multiplier offering up to 23X Membership Rewards points / ₹ 100 spent through January 31, 2023

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American Express is offering a massive bump up on the usual Membership Rewards points earned, offering all the way up to 23 MR/INR 100 spent on specific brands. Here is how to get these 23 MR/INR 100 in the coming days.

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Air India fined USD 37,000/ INR 30 Lakh by Indian aviation regulator; customer put on the no-fly list for 4 months

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There have been a lot of fast moves in the purported case of a passenger relieving himself in an inebriated state on board a flight from New York to Delhi. Now, Air India has been fined big time for their supposed role in not taking this up properly and also other parties have been penalised.

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IndiGo’s wet lease 777 to Istanbul: Business Class to be sold by Turkish Airlines; Hot meals to be sold

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IndiGo is going to move to a 777 aircraft from their A321neo operations in the coming two weeks for their Delhi – Istanbul operation, to be followed by the Mumbai – Istanbul operations. Here is what is in store on board.

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