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Air India launches San Francisco – Bangalore non-stop flight AI176 with all-women pilot team operating first flight

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Air India launched the non-stop flights between San Francisco and Bengaluru with the first flight of AI176, operated by an all-women cockpit crew over the polar route to celebrate the occasion. The service will be twice weekly to start.

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Saudi Arabia opens border with Qatar; Qatar Airways starts to use Saudi airspace

Qatar Airways A350-1000 A7-ANA

Saudi Arabia opens borders with Qatar again. This will mean, Qatar Airways will once again be able to overfly Saudi airspace to be able to fly without expensive reroutings, which will mean shorter flights and lesser fuel spent. Good for the airline as well as its passengers.

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Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer to extend PPS Club and Elite statuses for one more year + earn SQ Elite miles on Scoot

SQ A380

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme has decided to extend the elite status for all their elite members by one more year, besides their revenue based PPS Club members. Milestone rewards have also been introduced for elite members of Singapore Airlnes.

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