Emirates and Turkish Airlines are the two new carriers which will allow you to bring your laptops along on the trip now. They are exempt from the Electronics Ban as of today.
The Electronics Ban is over for Emirates & Turkish Airlines
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#ElectronicsBan repealed for Etihad Airways with immediate effect
Etihad has become the first airline to wriggle its way out of the Electronics Ban on US bound flights. This means you can carry your cameras, laptops and everything in between to the USA in the cabin, as you fly those 14 hour long flights to the USA.
Breaking: Jet Airways exploring 24% stake sale to Delta?
There is news that Jet Airways is considering selling a part of their airline to Delta and make a deal with the devil. Read more about what we know right now, and how this could play out?
Jet Airways’ new web check-in is inconvenient
Jet Airways’ new check-in policy of charging for seat assignments has some unintended consequences as well, such as seats randomly being assigned and auto check ins being processed. This takes us away from an automated world back to a manual world if we don’t want to be squeezed by the airline.
Convince me to fly Jet Airways First Class Again!
It’s #FirstWorld problem time and the choice is between need and temptation. I need sleep on the plane, and I have the option of Business Class and First Class. Help me choose, faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaast!
Qatar Airways launches their new QSuite
Qatar Airways has just launched their new business class product, which looks like the first class for some other carriers. Needless to say, they say it is “First in Business”. Here are some very nice pictures and first thoughts of this new product, coming on a Qatar Airways plane near you!
Watch: Jet Airways 77W intercepted by German Air Force Planes
Jet Airways’ Mumbai to London flight was intercepted by German Air Force planes earlier this week. Everything was alright and the plane had a safe landing. Here is a video made from the cockpit of another airplane which records this fascinating sequence. Have a look!
Air India to fly over the Pacific to get to San Francisco
Air India has just gotten approval to fly East to get to SFO, which means they will be able to get into San Francisco faster and at lesser cost. Here is how this impacts you.
When Air India did its job and got flak for it!
There is a video making the rounds these days, where Air India employees are putting up with passengers who arrived late and the flight was closed. This is a video which was shot at Mumbai’s Terminal 2 a few days ago, with a camera smartphone and uploaded to a social network for maximum impact. Apparently, a bunch of passengers arrived at Terminal 2, Mumbai, 55 minutes before the flight. For Air India, they operate a few flights from Terminal 2 at this moment, but these are domestic legs of international flights. For instance, very clearly mentioned on their website, is this information: Assuming the passengers arrived at Terminal 2 and not Terminal 1A, which is at least 20 minutes away…
Is Jet Airways losing its golden touch?
About 24 hours ago, I got off my flight(s) with Jet Airways which brought me back from a hectic vacation in NYC, SEA and DCA to Mumbai. As usual, I took my favourite airline on the way back, to fly JFK-BRU-BOM in Jet Airways Business Class. The reason I have enjoyed my experiences in the front and the back of a Jet Airways flight is the eye for details, and the hospitable, welcome approach they have to flying rather than most other carriers. I’ve been used to their (very) good service over a period of time, and which is reason enough for me to stick to them as my preferred airline. And sometimes also go the extra mile to convert…
Jet Airways pilots flying ‘high’!
This piece of news kind of got me scared a bit, but it is definitely not keeping me away from flying. A recent piece of information tabled in the Indian Parliament reported that there were 67 pilots who were found positive in the pre-flight medical test over the years 2009 to 2011, and one third of them were from Jet Airways. Kingfisher followed next along with Indigo. Make your own interpretations, but for me, this did not change anything except for wondering if Kingfisher Airlines was not providing enough brew to it’s crew, considering it is a sister concern of India’s biggest spirits and beer maker! On a serious note, it also meant that Air India, despite all the wrong…
