Last Week at the Lounge, we rounded up the Jet Airways situation and caught up on a great trip by reviewing it. Catch all the 31 stories of last week in this smart recap.
Last Week At The Lounge: November 18, 2018
Analysis
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Grounded Air India A321s will be back in the air by December?
Air India had nearly 15% of their narrowbody fleet grounded in September’18 due to lack of spare. While all A319s are back in the fleet, last 6 Air India A321 will rejoin the roster by December’18.
Jet Airways massive International route consolidation coming next month
Jet Airways seems to be underway in consolidating their International network. Jet seems to be ready to cut the cord on pulling out from international routes of non-hubs and non-focus cities for now.
Last Week At The Lounge: November 10, 2018
Last Week at the Lounge, we rounded up the best airline co-branded credit cards in India and announced our last Mileage Mentor MasterClass in Mumbai. Catch all the 19 stories of last week in this smart recap.
Last Week At The Lounge: November 3, 2018
Last Week at the Lounge, we learned that Jet Airways has stopped giving out complimentary access and our special Diwali coverage continues. Catch all the 35 stories of last week in this smart recap.
Last Week At The Lounge: October 27, 2018
Last Week at the Lounge, we round up all the Diwali credit card offers out there and told you about how Hyatt is going to gut Cash+Miles redemptions starting November 1. Catch all the 29 stories of last week in this smart recap.
Last Week At The Lounge: October 20, 2018
Last Week at the Lounge, we tried out Jet Airways’ new online voucher upgrade system and told you about HDFC Bank’s amazing 10X rewards offers for Diwali. Catch all the 30 stories of last week in this smart recap.
The IndiGo Juggernaut rolls on
IndiGo is racing towards 200 aircraft which it may achieve by next month. International operations will soon constitute 18% of IndiGo’s total operations. They currently serve 14 international destinations and will go to 24 by mid-2019. Here is how the IndiGo Juggernaut plans to roll right now.
Last Week At The Lounge : October 13, 2018
Last Week at the Lounge, we got a sneak peek inside Etihad’s London lounge, saw Jet Airways going digital with online upgrades and more. Catch all the 26 stories of last week in this smart recap.
Last Week At The Lounge: October 6, 2018
Last Week at the Lounge, we analyzed Air India fleet utilization, heard about the Government’s plans to introduce facial recognition based boarding and more. Catch all the 21 stories of last week in this smart recap.
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.
