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Day Two of the Dubai Airshow 2019 was the real day one. Emirates bought 50 A350 aircraft from Airbus, followed by 120 from AirArabia. Etihad and Boeing also had an announcement to make, and Boeing managed to sell some 737 MAX aircraft as well.
Emirates has just signed up with Airbus for 50 A350-900 aircraft, inducting this aircraft into their fleet from 2023 onwards. The new aircraft will also have the Premium Economy product of Emirates and will be used for missions up to 15 hours out.
At the Dubai Airshow Day One, it was a cold day for business. Hardly anything got done, and the day was filled up with cancelled press announcements and many a market forecasts.
The Airbus A220 Aircraft is the newest in the family of single-aisle aircraft from Airbus, which give a great range and excellent passenger comfort. I recently flew the jet for the first time, and here is how it does a good job on the passenger experience.
Etihad Guest has rolled out some benefits, and rolled back some negative changes for their elite members with effect from today. Here is an update on the Etihad Guest programme enhancements
American Express and Marriott have come together to offer a statement credit of 25% to Amex Members on their stays at Marriott Hotels. This is a very very sweet deal for those who like to stay at Marriott Hotels in India or abroad.
JetPrivilege’s new avatar, InterMiles went live today. Here is a first detailed look at what changed and what remains the same on this new version of JetPrivilege.
JetPrivilege will shed its skin tomorrow and change to a new name called intermiles. Along with the name change, some new things will also get into the programme, such as a fintech approach amongst others.
The HDFC International Spends Offer for November 2019 is giving up to 17% returns to customers by offering them 5X the number of usual points for international spends.
The JetPrivilege programme changes, which came by unannounced right before Diwali 2019, destroyed any remaining value in the loyalty programme after most value evaporated due to the shut down of Jet Airways. Etihad redemptions have also been devalued now.
JetPrivilege is scheduled to change the programme in the coming days. Here are some initial thoughts on how the programme would change in the days ahead.
