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A new requirement from the Government of Maharashtra, effective December 1, 2021, requires all international arrivals to home quarantine + RT-PCR on arrival. In addition, those arriving from at-risk countries will have to undergo a 7-day institutional quarantine.
India will require travellers arriving into the country from various at-risk countries to be testing on arrival, as well as require a random 2% sample for every international flight to be tested effective December 1, 2021. Here are the details.
KLM and Air France’s loyalty programme Flying Blue is offering a promotion on buying miles which is their best yet. You get a 100% bonus on the miles bought through December 23, 2021.
The United Kingdom has re-instituted requirements for an RT-PCR test on arrival into the UK, effective November 30, 2021. Details inside.
In some good news for Indian travellers and those travelling to India, India has opened up its borders to international travellers with effect from December 15, 2021, with some restrictions.
Planning a trip to Dubai? Here is why fares are eye-watering right now between India and Dubai right now.
Buy Hyatt Points with a discount of 30% through December 30, 2021. This is the best bonus on offer and could land you an extremely swanky luxurious new hotel in India at less than 5* star prices.
Hi Fly, an operator of wet-lease aircraft, operated the first-ever A340 flight to land in Antarctica, and it was all sorts of cool. Here are some details from this very interesting flight.
Etihad Guest is offering a promotion with an opportunity to earn up to 20,000 status miles just for transferring your points into the Etihad Guest programme. Here are the details and how it works.
Akasa, the new airline founded by ex-Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube has placed a firm order for 72 737 MAX aircraft here at the Dubai Airshow. The airline has split it between the regular and high-density variant of the MAX.
Emirates has launched a new programme to upgrade the A380 and B777 aircraft to add a Premium Economy cabin, along with the addition of a new Business Class cabin on the Boeing 777 which will be 1-2-1 instead of the current 2-4-2 configuration.
