The Tata Group is on track to closing the Air India acquisition this week. Here is what is happening right now!
Air India likely to be transferred to the Tata Group this week
Airbus and Qatar Airways dispute escalates as Airbus cancels 50 A321neo order for airline
Airbus and Qatar Airways have been in a dispute for about six months now, where Qatar Airways has grounded over 20 A350 jets on the back of paint issues, and as the legal tussle around it escalates, Airbus has now exercised its rights to cancel an order for 50 A321neo aircraft from the airline.
Nothing changes. You can still carry 1 Handbag and one purse/laptop bag on your flight!
A new message sent by the Indian paramilitary to the Aviation Security Incharge of India reminds you that you can only fly with one handbag. However, there is more nuance to this that you should know, and you can find in our writeup.
Promotion: IHG offering Double Points through March 31, 2022
IHG Rewards is offering double points on stays during Q1 2022, after registering for this promotion. Here are the details!
Effective Jan 22, 2022, India removes isolation requirement on International Arrivals into India; 7-days home quarantine still required
India will require travellers arriving into the country from all countries to quarantine for 7 days and upload a negative RT-PCR on Day-8. Here are the new requirements, effective, January 22, 2022, where even positive cases won’t need to isolate in an isolation facility.
Air India restores flights to the USA after receiving clearance on their 777 operations; Emirates to resume operations on January 21
Air India has finally resumed flight operations to the USA after getting clearance from Boeing about their ability to safely deploy the 777s on flights to the USA. Emirates will resume operations on January 21, 2022.
IHG Rewards: Changes coming in March 2022
IHG Rewards programme will be changing in March 2022. Here are the details of what we know about the programme changes at this instance.
International flight India ban extended until February 28, 2022
If you were thinking of flying into India or heading outside the country over the next few weeks, let’s forget it. India has announced that for now, only travel under air bubble flights is allowed.
US flights cancelled by Air India and Emirates due to 5G rollout
Emirates and Air India became some of the first airlines to cancel their flight operations to the United States as 5G began to come online across the country.
United postpones launch of San Francisco – Bengaluru non-stop flight to October 2022
United has pushed the launch of their flight between San Francisco and Bengaluru to October 2022, which is the third reschedule of the flight originally supposed to be launched in May 2021.
GoFirst pauses on move to stop issuing refunds
In a stunning move, Go First has blocked all refunds to customers where they will cancel flights and rebook customers on new flights. If the new flights don’t work for you, they will offer you a credit shell, instead of a refund now. Details are inside.
