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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: Virgin Atlantic’s redemption sale offers flights 7,500 Virgin points onwards (Book Through October 3, 2023)

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Virgin Atlantic has announced a new sale on their global network, where you can get redemption bookings for travel through December 31, 2023 at a 25% upfront discount. Here are the details.

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Air India Express gets delivery of their first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

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Air India Express has taken delivery of the first of the 470 aircraft, which were ordered by Air India at a group level, in Renton, Washington. The aircraft will be flown to India in the next few days and used to reveal the new livery of the carrier.

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Air India signs codeshare agreement with AIX Connect (erstwhile Air Asia India)

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Air India has signed a codeshare deal with AIX Connect, erstwhile AirAsia India. This means that the airline will get access to 4 more stations in India where Air India can sell flights from, after putting a code on AirAsia India/AIX Connect flights from there.

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