Pune Airport is connected to only 3 international destinations. Jet Airways is now starting a new daily service on Pune to Singapore route. The first flight is scheduled for December 1, 2018.
Jet Airways is launching Pune to Singapore flights
Bengaluru Airport to install bodyscanners
Bengaluru International Airport has tied up with L3-MacDonald Humfrey to introduce Smart Lanes with Automatic Tray Retrieval System (ATRS). This will reduce the wait time by 50%. The entire project is slated to be completed by March 2019.
Hyatt scoops 85 Luxury Hotels buying out Two Roads Hospitality
Hyatt has 821 hotels around the globe. It has 28 properties in India. Hyatt has been for a long time looking to expand its portfolio significantly by taking over Hospitality groups. Hyatt has bought Two Road Hospitality for USD 480 million. Two Roads Hospitality has a portfolio of close to 100 hotels under Alila, Destination, Joie de Vivre, Thomson, tommie and some affiliate hotels.
Air India Bangalore to London flights replace London to Newark ops
Air India will shut down their fifth freedom flight between London and Newark and launch Bengaluru to London within November 2018. That should give them a shot in the arm with cutting losses on the tag flight to Newark, which wasn’t making money for them.
Air India’s terrible fleet utilisation & golden codeshare opportunity missed?
Air India currently has a fleet of 124 aircraft excluding subsidiaries. The fleet comprises of 22 Airbus A319, 34 Airbus A320/A320neo, 20 Airbus A321, 4 Boeing B747, 18 Boeing B777 and 27 Boeing B787-8. Their Boeing B777s and B787s are heavily underutilised so is their narrowbody fleet. Air India only requires 11/16 Boeing B777 aircraft and 22/27 Boeing B787 aircraft they have in their fleet. Rest of the fleet is sitting on the ground either for maintenance or want of routes to ply on.
The Airbus A321LR receives certification
October 2, 2018, marked a significant milestone for Airbus. The Airbus A321LR received certification. The first A321LR is slated to be delivered to Israel’s LCC arkia by year end. This adds an enormous capacity to the range of the most prominent member of the A320 family, potentially the one that will power IndiGo’s European dreams.
Your chance to fly the Boeing 747 in India
50 years since the first Boeing 747 rolled off the assembly line for PanAm. Now, Air India is planning to deploy their 747s on the Delhi – Kolkata and Delhi – Mumbai routes during Durga Puja and Diwali and promises a new experience to everyone.
IndiGo to London this winter: Will they, won’t they? Mostly not!
IndiGo has been on a roll lately. Now, they have slots at London Gatwick, and they have the big dream of taking everyone to London on the cheap. But is it a feasible plan? We try and figure it out for you.
IndiGo to launch flights to Kuala Lumpur from November 15
IndiGo is adding routes and aircraft at a mind-boggling rate, in times of high fuel prices and diminishing profits. For one, they have added Kuala Lumpur as their 12th international destination starting November 1. They will add daily flights from New Delhi and Bengaluru to Kuala Lumpur.
Beautiful Pakyong Airport inaugurated in Sikkim
Pakyong is the first airport in Sikkim, inaugurated yesterday. The first greenfield airport in north-eastern parts of India. Time to fly to Pakyong. SpiceJet will be the first airline to connect here from Calcutta and Guwahati.
Will you pay INR 1.7 Lakhs for a fake Business class seat to Frankfurt?
Lufthansa used to operate a flight between Pune and Frankfurt using a Boeing 737. They cancelled that contract and stopped the flights to Pune. Looks like they have come up with a creative but sad solution. They will use an Airbus A319 with intra-Europe Business class to operate this route from November 1.
