On a Jet Airways flight a couple of days ago, there was an incident related to a Samsung phone which went up in smoke mid-air. Ouch!
Samsung phone catches fire on Jet Airways flight
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GoAir International operations to launch with Male flights in December
GoAir looks all set to launch their International operations (finally!) and their first flight internationally seems to be heading to Maldives from Mumbai. Operations are slated to start December 1, 2017.
Turkish Airlines A330’s 7 hour flight to nowhere
An A330 plane that belonged to Turkish Airlines had to circle 7 hours to return to the base last week, with passengers having a flight to nowhere. Here is how this worked out.
IndiGo ATR seatmap revealed
IndiGo Regional will have seats facing each other and non-reclining setup. Here is the newest regional operation in the country!
Vistara has a new CEO in Leslie Thng
Vistara gets a new CEO in Leslie Thng who has replaced Phee Teik Yeoh after a 4-year long stint. Onwards and upwards for Vistara, I say!
Indigo Regional will take off on 21 December 2017. Bookings open now!
Indigo is finally moving into regional flights with ATR turboprop planes. They will have their first flight in December 2017. Tickets are already on sale. Here are all the details on how to score a seat.
PSA: GoAir shifting flights to Delhi Terminal 2 this month!
GoAir is moving operations in Delhi to Terminal 2 with effect from the end of this month. This means, don’t miss your GoAir flight and go to Terminal 2 effective October 29.
Jet Airways to buy 75-100 narrow-body planes
Jet Airways is on track to receive their order of 75 737-8 Max aeroplanes next month. Now, they are planning to buy another 75-100 narrow-body planes, and expect to place an order by this year. Hopefully, that means a better passenger experience for us all.
GoAir is ready to move to Delhi Terminal 2
Delhi Airport will hopefully see the resolution of the stalemate about who moves to Delhi Terminal 2 and how much capacity goes there. Here is an update on the current situation.
Bangalore Airport: Gate to Boarding in 10 minutes
Bangalore Airport, by March 2018, intends to provide biometric access from the entry gate to the boarding gate for domestic flights. Later in the year, it would go live for international flights as well. Here is the gameplan.
A sneak peek into the Indigo ATR plan
Indigo is planning to start operations of their ATR later this year. The first planes will be based in Hyderabad, and operate on various routes from there.
