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.
A sneak peek into the Indigo ATR plan
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So I missed my First Flight Today!
In my years of flying, I’ve never missed a flight. Until today that is. Gah! That untarnished record is now broken thanks to Air India.
Air Canada 787 on Low Fuel has a difficulty with ATC for diversion
Here is an insight into how Air Canada 46, the Toronto Mumbai flight, got itself into a strange low fuel situation and multiple diversions, something that they did not create for themselves but a shutdown Mumbai Airport did.
Video: The Saudi King has a Gold Escalator? And it malfunctioned!
In Saudi Arabia, perhaps everything is made of Gold. Even the Escalators. Especially for the King. Now just imagine a state visit of massive importance, and the elevator fails midways. Watch here.
Air France A380 Engine Cowling blows over Atlantic; lands safely
An Airbus A380 flying as Air France 066 between Paris and Los Angeles had an engine cowling blown out yesterday and the plane was diverted to Canada’s Goose Bay airport. Everything worked out fine except for a horrible stripped off engine
You can now pre-book paid lounge access on Jet Airways
Jet Airways has launched a new program where they would provide Economy Class passengers with Lounge Access against a fee. Here is how to book.
Alitalia to launch flights to Delhi next month!
Alitalia is opening a new route to Delhi as of October 2017. This daily flight will be operated by an Airbus A330-200, and will have 3 classes of service. Here is all we know so far.
2 more days to win lounge passes to Vistara Lounge in Delhi
Here is one more chance to get access to the wonderful Vistara Lounge. Those who have already participated can also raise their entries now!
Qatar Airways Limo in partnership with Blacklane
Qatar Airways has now partnered with a new limousine company to offer limo services across their global network. Here are all the details.
Breaking: Emirates will introduce enhanced screening to USA in October 2017
Emirates will introduce new screening and check-in measures for US-bound passengers in October 2017. Here is the lowdown on this move. Don’t worry, you won’t be inconvenienced this time around. Or so we think!
Lufthansa: Less Indian than you think!
Lufthansa claims to be more Indian than you think across their marketing communications in India. And then, they have in many instances where their Indian customers are treated at the bottom of the ladder when travelling from Europe to India. Just last week, they refused a solo Indian passenger a hotel room because she was travelling alone. In July, they made a couple wait for two days in Frankfurt, because they had a misconnection on Lufthansa. No rooms or compensation again. What gives, Lufthansa?
