Hello from Mumbai guys, where it is a very hot 40 Degrees Centigrade today, and we are racing against time, Shipra and I, to try and maximise all the promotions that have come our way with the credit cards and airlines this past month. Anyhow, since we have been very busy with covering the Jet Airways fiasco, apart from other developments such as Holi coming around, we haven’t been able to do a weekly update. So this time, it is a fortnight in one update.

Top Stories

• What to do when you have a Jet Airways flight cancellation?
• Onboard IndiGo’s Inaugural flight to Istanbul
• Now Redeem JPMiles for Flight Booking on any seat across partners

News & Views

Jet Airways has taken most of our attention in the past weeks, with the on today, off today attempts to save them from crashlanding, and passengers being caught in the crosshairs. The airline is trying to help their passengers, but it is not easy to accommodate everyone on a 35% schedule. In the meanwhile, IndiGo is going to Turkey, then onwards to London, and other cities.

• IndiGo, SpiceJet and Air India continue to aspire to fly to London & other UK airports
• 10-year-old CEO, Alex Jacquot meets Qantas’s CEO
• Delhi airport to get India’s first Air train
• WOWAir Ceases Operations: End of an era for the airline
• Alert: Dubai Airport (DXB) will have a runway closure starting April’19
• Is Delta really planning to operate a turboprop between Detroit and London?
• Jet Airways Mumbai to London flights cut with immediate effect
• Fly nonstop to Guangzhou from Mumbai in 2019
• Jet Airways’ tough road ahead to return to normalcy
• IndiGo delays the launch of second flight to Istanbul
• Naresh Goyal resigns from Jet Airways & airline set to get funding
• You can now book flights to European destinations on IndiGo
• What to do when you have a Jet Airways flight cancellation?
• Jet Airways shuts down Hong Kong route overnight (and many more)
• Lessors offering SpiceJet grounded Jet Airways 737 aircraft
• Jet Airways Lounge Access Delhi & Hyderabad Airport withdrawn!
•  Jet Airways Manchester flight withdrawn
• Etihad wants out of Jet Airways and JetPrivilege
• IndiGo goes one-stop to Istanbul
• British Airways final Heritage livery revealed
• British Airways Club Suite launched
• Putting numbers to Jet Airways cancelled flights and groundings
• Jet Airways cancels Abu Dhabi flights

Reviews

We had a friend of LFAL travel on the inaugural flight of the IndiGo A321neo to Turkey (flight time 10 hours, with one stop), and wrote his review for our readers. It is a different thing that IndiGo is flying a smaller plane, the A320 for most of the days since the service was launched, and the A321neo is now serving domestic flights.

• Onboard IndiGo’s Inaugural flight to Istanbul

Cards & Rewards

JetPrivilege launched a new feature of any seat redemption on any route, not to be confused with partner redemptions. Here, they take a commercial seat inventory and sell it to their users in exchange of JPMiles. Also, last day to get MakeMyTrip Double Black for free today, and a lot of Amex Offers too.

• Now Redeem JPMiles for Flight Booking on any seat across partners
• Catch these Amex Card Offers going away on March 31, 2019
• British Airways Double Avios Promotion for flights through December 31, 2019
• Deal: Free Vistara Gold, MakeMyTrip Double Black: Catch them before they go away!

Deals with Appeal

• Last Days: Amex Platinum Travel Card & Membership Rewards Card Free
• IHG Discount Rates for India, Middle East and Africa (30% off)
• Deal: Free Vistara Gold, MakeMyTrip Double Black: Catch them before they go away!
• Flash Sale: 100% IHG bonus points on purchases until March 22, 2019 [Expired]

Hope you have safe travels today and in the coming days folks…