Category Archives for India.
Pakyong is the first airport in Sikkim, inaugurated yesterday. The first greenfield airport in north-eastern parts of India. Time to fly to Pakyong. SpiceJet will be the first airline to connect here from Calcutta and Guwahati.
Lufthansa used to operate a flight between Pune and Frankfurt using a Boeing 737. They cancelled that contract and stopped the flights to Pune. Looks like they have come up with a creative but sad solution. They will use an Airbus A319 with intra-Europe Business class to operate this route from November 1.
Spicejet is the launch customer of the Bombardier Q400 90 seats variant. They have 25 Bombardier Q400 on order with an option of 25 more Bombardier Q400. Last week, they took delivery of the first 90-seat Bombardier Q400.
Last Week At The Lounge, Jet Airways cut meals on deal fares, Air India Star Alliance redemptions went digital and your credit cards can help you travel full-service on no-frills carriers. Catch all the 18 stories of last week in this smart recap.
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of their first Airbus A350-900ULR. This marks a milestone for them as they will be using the aircraft to (re)start the longest flight in the world.
Cathay Pacific and Qantas, both founding members of oneworld, have long had their co-operation very limited. This is now changing with both getting into extensive codesharing, and this opens up new flight routes for Asian passengers.
Here is a hilarious sorry one. The government of India employees who work with the Airport Authority of India, stop their work and organise a religious discourse and go dance make merry on the premises while still with their badges are on which means they are on duty.
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There have been rumours about a possible merger between Emirates and Etihad for a long time. Today, it seems there was some momentum to that rumour with a breaking news that talks may be underway.
Passengers aboard a Jet Airways Mumbai-Jaipur flight suffered nose bleeds this morning due to the cabin not being pressurised. The flight landed safely in Mumbai. Read more for details.
Bengaluru airport slashes their user development fee (UDF) by almost 60% this week. But you air tickets might not necessarily get cheaper. Read more for details.
