This European carrier is connecting the aspiring international traveller from Tier-II and Tier-III cities of India to its larger global network through codeshare agreements with Indian airlines such as Air India and Vistara. George Ettiyil, Senior Director, Sales (South Asia), Lufthansa Group Airlines, shares more. Hazel Jain Q. How has …
Read More »Organic growth for IGAT
InterGlobe Air Transport (IGAT) is seeing organic growth for all the airlines they represent, and they might be signing up to represent travel companies and DMCs in the near future. Nisha Verma InterGlobe Air Transport has a decent share of the airline industry. Sunil Talreja, Vice President – Sales, IGAT, …
Read More »Blockchain ticket on Hahn
Hahn Air has become the first airline to issue a real-world ticket enabled by blockchain technology on the open-source travel distribution platform Winding Tree. TT Bureau Hahn Air is also the first air- line to fly passengers holding blockchain-powered tickets on its scheduled flight from Dusseldorf to Luxemburg on November …
Read More »LATAM puts forth new offerings
LATAM Airlines recently organised workshops in Mumbai and Delhi to showcase its renovated product line and update the travel trade in both the cities about its offerings. The group has introduced the LATAM+ class in its economy offerings, with increased space and greater recline. TT Bureau LATAM Airlines’ recent workshops …
Read More »India to be 3rd largest market
Virgin Atlantic has relaunched a daily direct flight between Mumbai and London, and will add a second daily service from Delhi in March 2020. This would make India its third largest market. Nisha Verma Virgin Atlantic relaunched its daily direct operations between Mumbai and London Heathrow on October 28, 2019, …
Read More »AI enjoys exclusivity on Travelport
Indian flag carrier Air India has not only registered 22 per cent growth in operational profit this year, it has even saved ₹300 crore by being exclusive on Travelport. TT Bureau Air India has started its latest international connection: Mumbai-Nairobi. Meenakshi Malik, Executive Director (Commercial), Air India, says that the …
Read More »Unaffected by divestment
While news is ripe that Air India will soon be divested, the announcement has not affected the airline’s performance, claims Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & MD, Air India. Nisha Verma Air India has begun operating on a total of nine international routes in FY 2019-20, informs Ashwani Lohani. “We have started …
Read More »Air Seychelles celebrates five years of non-stop India-Seychelles service
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles has recently celebrated five years of non-stop service between India and Seychelles. Launched as a three per week service in December 2014, to date the Seychelles flag carrier currently operates six weekly flights to India’s financial capital. Speaking on this …
Read More »Carbon Emissions per passenger decrease more than 50% since 1990
According to The International Air Transport Association (IATA), carbon emissions per passenger have declined by more than 50% since 1990. Much of the improvement has occurred because the industry has achieved an annual fuel efficiency improvement of 2.3% over the period since 2009, some 0.8 percentage points ahead of target. …
Read More »Hahn Air Technologies for airline partners
Hahn Air Technologies is ready to provide distribution services to airlines looking to expand their indirect ticket sales. TT Bureau Hahn Air Technologies will also be an innovation centre and think tank for the Hahn Air Group by exploring and developing the potential of new distribution channels such as NDC, …
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