Watch this beautiful video created by a member of the aviation community, a captain at IndiGo. Gives us all hope, that we will fly again, and soon.
Watch: We Will Fly Again, a pilot’s tribute to aviation
Marriott Bonvoy extending elite status of members by one year
Good news. Marriott has decided to extend the status benefits for all members by a year. This means if your status was valid till February 2021, it will be extended to February 2022. All this and more inside.
DGCA preparing stringent social distancing norms in CoVid-19 era
Flying will not be the same again, at least in the coming months. If the new rules of engagement are to be believed, a lot of changes will be made to how we are used to flying. Find out inside.
IndiGo/SpiceJet/GoAir/Vistara not selling international flights through April 30, 2020
Indian carriers seem to have taken a call to not operate their flights abroad at the moment. All the carriers have stopped selling international tickets till April 30, 2020, now, extending from their earlier cancellations till April 14, 2020.
Vistara closes down Lounge at Delhi Airport Terminal 3
Vistara’s lounge at Delhi Airport Terminal 3 has been closed effective April 1, 2020. Vistara has made new arrangements to host their eligible passengers at a contract lounge going forward.
Lufthansa will retire many 747s, A340s and A380s ahead of schedule
The CoronaVirus crisis is causing cuts at one of the biggest airlines around the globe. Lufthansa has decided to ground a large chunk of their A380, 747-400 and A340 fleet, apart from cuts across group airlines, closing down one brand and grounding many single aisle aircraft as well.
IATA: 25 million job at risk due to CoVid-19
IATA predicts 25 million jobs related to aviation are at risk due to the CoVid-19 crisis. These include 11.2 million jobs in Asia Pacific region itself. It seems it will be a long winter ahead for aviation.
CoVid19 Impact: London Heathrow shuts 2 terminals & 1 runway
London Heathrow, one of the busiest airports in the world, has consolidated operations in two terminals, temporarily shutting down another two. Further, one runway will also be closed till further notice.
Airlines & OTAs end up on the opposite sides of the debate on full customer refunds
Airlines v/s the OTAs. Customers want full refunds. Airlines don’t want to give them. In a case of shoot the messenger, the OTAs, who are swamped with calls and messages from the customers to facilitate these refunds, are at the frontline of bearing the brunt fro the customers. Who will win?
How to maximise your Groceries spend while sitting home?
Here is how you can get the most number of miles and points with your cards these days, on what is perhaps the most exciting activity while sitting at home under this current lockdown. Maximise your points and miles and cashback while doing Grocery Spending. This is how.
CoVid19 Impact: Changi Airport will close Terminal 2 for 18 months
Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 will be shut down for 18 months from May 1, 2020, given the huge drop in the number of passengers using the Changi Airport in the past few months.
