IndiGo has signed a one-way codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, allowing Qatar to place its code on IndiGo flights between Doha, Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. The agreement may be enhanced in the future. TT Bureau The agreement was announced in New Delhi, where Ronojoy Dutta, CEO, IndiGo and Akbar Al …
Read More »Vietjet officially launches two direct routes linking New Delhi with Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi
Vietjet officially commenced two direct flights from New Delhi to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. With these two routes, Vietjet is the first airline connecting the two biggest economic, cultural and tourist centers of Vietnam with the fascinating and unique capital of India – New Delhi. On the inaugural …
Read More »Air New Zealand’s inaugural Singapore-Christchurch service takes flight
Air New Zealand’s inaugural flight between Singapore and Christchurch took off from Changi Airport on 1 December 2019, marking the start of its five times weekly seasonal service, which will operate until 22 February 2020. The inaugural flight departed at 6.40pm and landed in Christchurch around 9.35am (all times local). …
Read More »Japan Airlines announces international network expansion plan; DEL-NRT flights to shift to Haneda (DEL-HND)
Anupriya Bishnoi In response to the allocation of new daytime slots at Tokyo-Haneda International Airport in 2020, Japan Airlines has announced the expansion of its global network between Japan and the U.S., Finland, Russia, Australia, India and China. As a result, the carrier will feature 34 international routes at Tokyo-Haneda …
Read More »Hahn Air adds 7 airlines in Q3
Hahn Air has added seven new carriers to its leading network of more than 350 airlines, in the third quarter of 2019. It has also achieved IATA’s Level-3 NDC certification. TT Bureau The new partners of Hahn Air are expanding their distribution reach with its HR-169 product. Travel agents can …
Read More »Alitalia ‘Group Connect’ for trade
Alitalia is offering a revamped tool for group bookings in India, called ‘Group Connect’, reveals Nicola Bonacchi, Vice President, Leisure Travel Sales, Alitalia. The platform offers increased flexibility, allowing agents to customise the conditions to be chosen based on a customer’s characteristics. TT Bureau Segmentation remains a key focus for …
Read More »SriLankan Airlines forges ahead with Business Turnaround plan
SriLankan Airlines has made significant progress in its efforts to become a sophisticated customer-centric airline intent on achieving financial success, by implementing a wide-ranging Turnaround Plan under the leadership of its Board of Directors with the unstinted support of its employees across all divisions. Following the appointment of a …
Read More »No more daytime flights till March as Kochi runway re-surfacing work begins
Anupriya Bishnoi The four-month-long runway re-surfacing work at Kochi Airport has begun and there would be no flights from 10 AM to 6 PM till March 28, 2020. Since almost all services have already been re-scheduled between 6 PM and 10 AM, the project period would see cancellation of only …
Read More »India will need nearly 2,500 new aircraft in two decades: Boeing
Anupriya Bishnoi To cater to growing travel demands, India would need around 2,400 aircraft in the next 20 years and around 85-90 per cent of them would be narrow-body, a senior executive of global aerospace giant Boeing said recently. Indian airlines currently have around 600 aircraft in their fleet. While …
Read More »Three new KLM destinations this winter including Bengaluru, India
Anupriya Bishnoi KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is launching services to three new destinations with the start of the winter schedule on 28 October: St Maarten, Guanacaste Liberia (Costa Rica) and Bangalore (India). KLM will continue to operate services to the new destinations of Boston, Las Vegas, Naples and Wroclaw, which …
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