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HDFC Bank has announced the renewal of 10X Rewards for another quarter. That means you can earn up to 25,000 Reward points every month for the next three months. You also get 10X for some categories this month and another 5000 for international spends.
KLM currently operates daily Delhi-Amsterdam and 3x weekly Mumbai-Amsterdam flights with a 787-9. KLM will receive the first 787-10 in June 2019.
GoAir, with a fleet of 47 aircraft is one of the laziest expansion stories in Indian aviation. And now, they have grounded 20% of their aircraft, and put their huge order book in storage.
IndiGo has announced new domestic flights out of Mumbai’s Terminal 2. This expansion will take the IndiGo passengers to a new domestic flying experience for the first time, and would be welcome.
Jet Airways has switched off the IFE for their flights since April 1, and the airline has also shut down lounge access for Business Class passengers at Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
A few Jet Airways slots are redistributed in light of the current situation. Vistara and AirAsia have added a few flights out of Mumbai, so has SpiceJet.
United is operating its non-stop flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Newark with a technical halt due to Pakistan airspace closure. United has cancelled Delhi service for now.
Inmarsat-BSNL and Airtel have secured an inflight and maritime connectivity service provider license in India. They can now provide in-flight WiFi in India.
Jet Airways’ unused slots at Mumbai airport are being temporarily redistributed to other airlines. That means Vistara and AirAsia India have quickly added new flights.
The Preliminary report of the investigation of the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 aircraft which crashed last month, released today indicates that the pilots followed the Boeing and FAA recommended procedure to recover the plane, however could not do so.
Air India has implemented several cost-cutting measures over the past several years. Air India has now made some changes to its inflight menu to offer “a healthier meal” as a part of their cost-cutting initiatives.
