Airline customers are expecting empty middle seats to save them from CoVid19. But the airline industry says that this empty middle seat can’t really work out for the business. So, is it even necessary?
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Emirates to restart limited operations on May 21
Emirates Airline plans to resume scheduled commercial services on May 21, starting with operating flights to nine destinations across three continents, including some connection flights as well.
Evacuation Flights from India to Malaysia/ Singapore / UK / USA / Bahrain / Qatar [bookable on Air India/Express] (May 13 Update)
Here is a comprehensive list of all the evacuation flights from India being operated by Air India at the moment, for travel to the United Kingdom, the United States and Singapore.
Domestic repatriation flights may be operated soon across India
Air India may be operating a few domestic flights as well in Phase 2 of Vande Bharat Mission. This would mean at least some people would be able to get home in the coming days.
Flying from Mumbai to New York on Air India in times of the CoronaVirus lockdown
Here is a real-life experience flying back from India to the USA during the CoronaVirus caused lockdown which has stopped all flights inside India and from India to other countries. Air India has been doing a good job during these times. Check this out!
Air India’s Vande Bharat Phase 2 start May 19: Over 100 Flights to 31 countries including Canada, Central Asia, Australia, Thailand planned
The second phase of the Vande Bharat mission is scheduled to start on May 19 and go on till June 2,2020. In this phase, over 80 flights are planned from 24 countries across the globe at the moment, including in Europe, Central Asia and South East Asia.
Qatar Airways HealthCare Workers Thank You: 100,000 free tickets anywhere in the world
A new promotion is offering 100,00 free tickets to healthcare workers from across the globe on the Qatar Airways network, free of cost. Here is how to get one of these tickets if you are a healthcare worker.
Tom Hanks’ “The Terminal” plays out at Delhi Airport: German inside airport for over 50 days
Meet the real-life Viktor Navorski, a German national who has been living in the transit area of Delhi Airport’s Terminal 3 for over 50 days now, as he got stuck while transiting the Delhi Airport on his way to Istanbul.
Are domestic flights resuming on May 15? Air India puts up flight on sale.
Air India might be getting a heads up for the next round of flights resuming from May 15, 2020. They seem to have at least one flight up for sale from on May 15 and have tickets open through May 31, 2020, for now.
Repatriation flights Phase 2: More flights across Europe and Asia expected in coming days
In the second phase of the repatriation flights to India, the Government is planning a much bigger scale, almost double than phase 1, and many more airports where Indian carriers don’t even operate for the moment.
Avianca files for bankruptcy protection; LifeMiles are safe as of now
Avianca, the Latin American Star Alliance member airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This means the airline will operate but will restructure its balance sheet. However, this does not seem to have any impact on the airline’s loyalty programme, LifeMiles, at the moment.
