Category Archives for Aviation.
Flying will not be the same again, at least in the coming months. If the new rules of engagement are to be believed, a lot of changes will be made to how we are used to flying. Find out inside.
Indian carriers seem to have taken a call to not operate their flights abroad at the moment. All the carriers have stopped selling international tickets till April 30, 2020, now, extending from their earlier cancellations till April 14, 2020.
Vistara’s lounge at Delhi Airport Terminal 3 has been closed effective April 1, 2020. Vistara has made new arrangements to host their eligible passengers at a contract lounge going forward.
The CoronaVirus crisis is causing cuts at one of the biggest airlines around the globe. Lufthansa has decided to ground a large chunk of their A380, 747-400 and A340 fleet, apart from cuts across group airlines, closing down one brand and grounding many single aisle aircraft as well.
IATA predicts 25 million jobs related to aviation are at risk due to the CoVid-19 crisis. These include 11.2 million jobs in Asia Pacific region itself. It seems it will be a long winter ahead for aviation.
London Heathrow, one of the busiest airports in the world, has consolidated operations in two terminals, temporarily shutting down another two. Further, one runway will also be closed till further notice.
Airlines v/s the OTAs. Customers want full refunds. Airlines don’t want to give them. In a case of shoot the messenger, the OTAs, who are swamped with calls and messages from the customers to facilitate these refunds, are at the frontline of bearing the brunt fro the customers. Who will win?
Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 will be shut down for 18 months from May 1, 2020, given the huge drop in the number of passengers using the Changi Airport in the past few months.
Air India has extended their flights cancellation through April 30, 2020. This should ideally mean others will follow and not expecting to fly anytime through April 2020.
Emirates, one of the biggest airlines around the globe, grounded since March 25, 2020, is planning to resume a limited flight schedule on April 6, 2020, working towards a gradual resumption of the schedule over the months ahead.
Airlines across the nation had to meet payroll yesterday. While some did a stellar job, paying up ahead to employees and paying in full, some others did not keep their commitment to their employees. Here is an update on the March payroll for Indian airlines.
