Vistara’s lounge at Delhi Airport Terminal 3 has been closed effective April 1, 2020. Vistara has made new arrangements to host their eligible passengers at a contract lounge going forward.
Vistara closes down Lounge at Delhi Airport Terminal 3
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Lufthansa will retire many 747s, A340s and A380s ahead of schedule
The CoronaVirus crisis is causing cuts at one of the biggest airlines around the globe. Lufthansa has decided to ground a large chunk of their A380, 747-400 and A340 fleet, apart from cuts across group airlines, closing down one brand and grounding many single aisle aircraft as well.
IATA: 25 million job at risk due to CoVid-19
IATA predicts 25 million jobs related to aviation are at risk due to the CoVid-19 crisis. These include 11.2 million jobs in Asia Pacific region itself. It seems it will be a long winter ahead for aviation.
CoVid19 Impact: London Heathrow shuts 2 terminals & 1 runway
London Heathrow, one of the busiest airports in the world, has consolidated operations in two terminals, temporarily shutting down another two. Further, one runway will also be closed till further notice.
Airlines & OTAs end up on the opposite sides of the debate on full customer refunds
Airlines v/s the OTAs. Customers want full refunds. Airlines don’t want to give them. In a case of shoot the messenger, the OTAs, who are swamped with calls and messages from the customers to facilitate these refunds, are at the frontline of bearing the brunt fro the customers. Who will win?
CoVid19 Impact: Changi Airport will close Terminal 2 for 18 months
Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 will be shut down for 18 months from May 1, 2020, given the huge drop in the number of passengers using the Changi Airport in the past few months.
Air India stops selling flights through April 30, 2020
Air India has extended their flights cancellation through April 30, 2020. This should ideally mean others will follow and not expecting to fly anytime through April 2020.
Emirates flights to resume on April 6, 2020
Emirates, one of the biggest airlines around the globe, grounded since March 25, 2020, is planning to resume a limited flight schedule on April 6, 2020, working towards a gradual resumption of the schedule over the months ahead.
CoVid19: Did Indian airlines make payroll for March 2020?
Airlines across the nation had to meet payroll yesterday. While some did a stellar job, paying up ahead to employees and paying in full, some others did not keep their commitment to their employees. Here is an update on the March payroll for Indian airlines.
The Dubai Government will bail out Emirates
The UAE government has committed to bailing out Emirates via equity infusion in the coming days. This announcement was made in a series of announcements made by the crown prince of Dubai.
Now, No International flights to/from India till April 14, 2020
If you were thinking of flying into India or heading outside the country over the next few weeks, let’s forget it. India has formally announced that all flights outside the country will not be operative until at least April 14, 2020.
