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IndiGo seems to plan an entry into London in 2019. Jet Airways is also planning to add a second daily flight on Delhi – London Heathrow route, to keep their lead going on all the other airlines serving the metro market to London.
It is out in the open that IndiGo wants to add flights to London. But what we didn’t know so far was when and how? IndiGo will be adding flights to London Gatwick from March 31, 2019.
Air India has introduced Bid for Upgrades. You can now bid to upgrade to Business Class or First class on your next Air India flight.
Qatar Airways already has a stake in Air Italy (49%), IAG (20%), LATAM (10%) and Cathay Pacific (9.99%). They have now bought a 5% stake in China Southern Airlines.
Qatar Airways is upgrading the second Doha-New York JFK frequency to an A350-1000 from March 31. They will also upgrade Doha-Singapore frequency to 3x daily A350K. With this, all Qatar Airways flights to New York and Singapore will be operated by A350-1000.
Every year, Mumbai airport has some sort of runway closure for maintenance. Mumbai airport will close both the runways for three days a week from February 7 to March 30, 2019.
Philippine airlines will launch a new nonstop flight on New Delhi-Manila route. The flight will be operated by an Airbus A321neo.
IndiGo is planning to launch flights to Europe and has entered into a codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines. All the news hints at IndiGo launching flights to Turkey.
AirAsia India inducted the twentieth A320 in its fleet. They will start a red-eye flight on Mumbai-Bengaluru route from January 15, 2019, a day after closing down Surat station.
Department of Telecom has given the final go-ahead for in-flight connectivity a few days back. Airlines are gearing up to launch in-flight wifi. Some are already equipped to offer wifi while some may have to start from scratch.
NokScoot, a Thai LCC is launching 4x weekly flights on New Delhi-Bangkok route. NokScoot is currently offering some great introductory fares and combining it with free Visa on arrival makes a great deal.
