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In a new spate of measures to control the CoronaVirus, the UK has now placed London under a new stricter lockdown due to the emergence of a new mutation of the virus.
Vistara has announced the launch of their second international route using their Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The airline will operate Mumbai – London Heathrow flights from January 2021 onwards.
SpiceJet’s upcoming services to London Heathrow, which were supposed to be launched in the first week of December 2020 have been postponed for the time being, with no date being clarified for when will these flights resume. Here is an update on SpiceJet’s plans to fly to London.
Virgin Atlantic is opening the Manchester/India connections and Vistara is building on its initial success flying to London Heathrow by adding more flights. All this more will add more connectivity.
SpiceJet London operations date has been announced. SpiceJet will operate with a wet-leased aircraft from Mumbai 1x a week and 2x a week from Delhi. Here are all the details.
Vistara has announced the launch of their flights between India and the UK, albeit as relief flights which will operate between August 28 and September 30, 2020. This would be the first foray for Vistara into the long-haul space.
British Airways implemented the new First Wing this year for their premium passengers who are oneworld Emeralds/BA Golds or flying First. Security and admittance to the lounge are now combined and the timelines collapsed. We had an opportunity to try this out on a recent trip.
The Holiday Inn London Heathrow T5 was one of the many Holiday Inns dotting Heathrow surroundings. We needed just another night to sleep before heading back to home, so it was the perfect place to finish the IHG Accelerate Challenge as well.
Arriving into Terminal 2 at London Heathrow, we checked out the Plaza Premium Lounge at the Arrivals Area. It was a great place to catch some coffee and get our bearings before we headed into the city.
Air India operates their Boeing 787-8 services across the world, including between Mumbai and London. We flew in Business Class only to find some very nice people attending to us with a reasonably good product as well. Check out our review of Air India Business Class
I stayed at an IHG hotel a couple of weeks ago with no plans to return. Except the hotel has another reservation on file for me tonight. And IHG Corporate or I can’t seem to cancel it just yet. This is gonna be so much fun, not!
