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Air India will shut down their fifth freedom flight between London and Newark and launch Bengaluru to London within November 2018. That should give them a shot in the arm with cutting losses on the tag flight to Newark, which wasn’t making money for them.
Read how a peaceful cruise trip turned into a nightmare when 1300 Indian men decided to throw one hell of a buck party on the ship, bringing in dancers and their own food.
Now you can finally pool Air India Flying Returns Points when your family members fly Air India next. Add up to 9 family members who’ll help you reach your travel goals!
Bengaluru, this season’s last Points & Pints meetup is coming up especially for you. We look forward to meeting all of you and raising a toast. If you haven’t found out the details yet, they are all inside here.
Soon, all you’d need to zip around the airport would be your face with the government working introducing facial recognition based boarding passes. No more mini heart attacks when you’re not able to find that piece of paper at the airport!
Soon, you’ll have even more options to choose from for your next vacation in Kochi & Goa. Marriott International plans to bring the Tribute Portfolio and Delta Hotels brand to India soon.
Air India currently has a fleet of 124 aircraft excluding subsidiaries. The fleet comprises of 22 Airbus A319, 34 Airbus A320/A320neo, 20 Airbus A321, 4 Boeing B747, 18 Boeing B777 and 27 Boeing B787-8. Their Boeing B777s and B787s are heavily underutilised so is their narrowbody fleet. Air India only requires 11/16 Boeing B777 aircraft and 22/27 Boeing B787 aircraft they have in their fleet. Rest of the fleet is sitting on the ground either for maintenance or want of routes to ply on.
October 2, 2018, marked a significant milestone for Airbus. The Airbus A321LR received certification. The first A321LR is slated to be delivered to Israel’s LCC arkia by year end. This adds an enormous capacity to the range of the most prominent member of the A320 family, potentially the one that will power IndiGo’s European dreams.
Flying in and out of Delhi between November 15 and November 28 this year? Your flight may be delayed due to the upcoming runway maintenance at Delhi. No-frills flyers will be impacted the most.
Here is a quick update of the first Mileage Mentor MasterClass in Hyderabad. We had a great time meeting up every one and speaking for over 5 hours on our favourite topic, miles and points!
Oasis was Hyatt’s answer to Airbnb and HomeAway. And in just over a year, the Oasis/Hyatt partnership has ended. You’ll no longer be able to earn miles or book redemptions using World of Hyatt.
