Next month, Vinod Kannan will join Vistara as the new CSO, coming in from Scoot. Sanjiv Kapoor will continue to be Vistara’s CCO. This move is made in line with Vistara getting all set to fly abroad.
Vistara appoints new Chief Strategy Officer
Aviation
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Virgin Atlantic London to Mumbai flights to be relaunched
Virgin Atlantic is launching a new service between London and Mumbai, which will operate on the 787-9 aircraft. This new flight will cover some of the base lost by the loss of Jet Airways.
The Airbus 220 can now fly further!
Airbus’s A220 aircraft, which was acquired by them from Bombardier last year, has been primed up for longer flights now. The A220 will be able to fly an added range in the coming days.
Amazon launches domestic flight bookings (formally!)
Amazon is racing towards creating a super app. Amazon has partnered with Cleartrip to launch flight bookings to further expand the options under Amazon Pay.
You can fly Air India’s 747 on domestic routes all of June
Air India is increasing capacity on some domestic routes on a temporary basis by deploying the 747-400. So try and grab a seat to experience the classic aircraft while you can.
Air India to repair broken seats onboard the 777s
Air India is facing a huge problem with broken seats, frozen IFE and so-on, especially on the 777s. Air India is losing INR 3 crore a month due to their defective product.
What is the most value you can get out of your JPMiles for flights now?
With the shutdown of Jet Airways, some major value erosion has happened from the JetPrivilege programme as well. Here is how much of value we are being able to see being generated from the programme at the moment.
Jet Airways international rights dished out to SpiceJet, IndiGo and other airlines!
Jet Airways international rights are being farmed out to other airlines. Let’s have a look which airlines adds which international routes using these rights.
Air India adds two 787 flights to Dubai
Air India is adding a second daily flights to Dubai from Mumbai and Delhi, which means you can now hope for the fares on the Dubai travels get better in the coming days. .
IndiGo may add a business class cabin for long flights?
IndiGo is pondering over its product as it eyes Europe for future expansion. IndiGo with its current product and fleet won’t be able to successfully expand to Europe. So, they are thinking of adding a business class cabin.
KLM increases India flights; advances Boeing 787-10 service
With Jet Airways suspending operations, a huge void has been created in the international market. KLM will increase capacity from Amsterdam to Mumbai and Delhi by deploying 787-10, 777s and also increasing frequency.
