Category Archives for International.
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.
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.
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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.
Yearning to fly on one of those SQ flights to the US but are falling short on KrisFlyer miles? Here’s a new promotion where you can get up to 40% off on standard redemption rates. There are some great deals on Asian routes too!
JetPrivilege is offering a bonus of up to 50% on the conversion of your credit card points and reward points from other programs to JPMiles. Time to consolidate all those different points into one account?
Flying WOW Air anytime soon? Don’t be surprised if you see Butter Chicken or Biryani on the pre-order menu on flights in and out of India. Water on-board is free, as long as you flying over India.
Air India 101 was diverted from New York JFK on account of multiple instrument failures on board. They managed to land safely at Newark thanks to a very professional crew on board and a very cooperative and professional JFK ATC. Here is how they made this work.
Air India Miles can now be used for online redemption on Star Alliance member airlines. A few years in the making, Air India has finally joined the bandwagon of online airline redemptions.
