Flying to New York, Singapore or Tokyo on Qatar Airways this winter? You get to fly on the brand new A350-1000s. Read more to know which flights to catch.
Qatar Airways to fly the new Airbus A350-1000 to New York, Singapore, Tokyo
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Hyderabad airport to move international departures to interim terminal
Flying international out of Hyderabad? Starting October 23, 2018, you’ll have to head to their new Interim International Departure Terminal. Domestic segments on international flights too move to this terminal.
WOW Air drops 5 USA destinations including New York JFK & Dallas
WOW Air, the Icelandic LCC, currently flies to 16 destinations in North America. Now, WOW Air is cancelling flights to 5 USA destinations as of October 2018. This means fewer connection opportunities for passengers to/from India, where they start operations in December.
Pick up a cheap hot meal at the gate when flying from Mumbai T1
Fancy a hot meal aboard a no-frills flight but don’t want to pay a lot? How about picking up a pre-packed hot meal at Mumbai’s Terminal 1 near the gates. And it won’t cost you arm and a leg.
Free SpiceJet WiFi: What’s the catch?
SpiceJet is on track to become the first Indian airline to have WiFi onboard. And you will be able to use it free! At least for now. How long will the party last though?
Are the Tatas considering buying a stake in Jet Airways?
Is this true? Could it happen? Could Jet Airways become Tata Jet Airways soon? Or Air Asia India / Vistara/ Jet Airways be all cousins and members of the same family. It seems nothing is impossible, given I woke up to this news today.
Lufthansa resumes PrivatAir 737 Frankfurt to Pune service
Lufthansa’s Frankfurt to Pune service was initially recently taken over by a Lufthansa A319 with no business class. So it is good news that Lufthansa is putting back a 737 Boeing Business Jet on this flight in February 2019.
Jet Airways grounds 4 widebody airframes temporarily
Jet Airways fleet consists of 18 widebody aircraft out of which 4 widebody aircraft are out of service currently. So, close to a fourth of Jet Airways widebody fleet is out of service. Is Jet Airways cannibalising them for spares?
AirAsia India’s hat-trick of industry outsider CEOs
AirAsia India has a turbulent journey right from the start. They were without a CEO for 5 months until now. Now, an old hand from the Tata camp has taken charge. There are a lot of headwinds he will have to face.
Trying out SpicEngage: SpiceJet inflight entertainment
I had the chance to try out SpiceJet’s new SpicEngage IFE system last week. With an hour to kill, SpicEngage proved pretty handy. There were videos, games and more!
Lufthansa upgrades Business Class on their Pune to Frankfurt flight
It’s not often when you read a 5 star Skytrax airline like Lufthansa and Poor man’s Business class together. Lufthansa is all set to restart the Pune to Frankfurt route from November 1, 2018. They are now offering a princely 3 seats for the price of 1 in Business Class.
