AVIATION

‘Bailouts preserve inefficiencies’

In a free-wheeling webinar interview organised by CAPA – Centre for Aviation recently, József Váradi, Chief Executive Officer of Wizz Air, minced no words while sharing his opinion. He believes that bailout packages provided by governments, albeit selective, could be a hindrance to the betterment of business practices and preserve …

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PPE can save aviation

These are unprecedented times, and such times call for unprecedented ideas. COVID-19 has changed everything, and whenever it would go it would leave us with more changes and learnings. While we all are learning and waiting for the ‘new’ normal to come, we need ideas, suggestions and advise on how …

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ForwardKeys concludes landmark agreement with IATA and ARC to provide data on global air travel

ForwardKeys has concluded a landmark agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) to include their global ticketing data in its portfolio of products and data services. Through this agreement, ForwardKeys will now provide global air travel data that leverages the world’s most comprehensive air …

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IndiGo strengthens its domestic and international connectivity, launches 26 new flights

Keeping its focus on strengthening its domestic connectivity, India’s leading carrier – IndiGo – today announced 26 new flights on its network. Starting March 29, IndiGo will operate its first flights between Patna-Guwahati, Chandigarh-Indore, Lucknow-Bhopal, Lucknow-Raipur and Chennai-Vadodara routes. The airline will also be adding frequencies for Chandigarh-Delhi, Delhi-Varanasi, Chandigarh-Mumbai, …

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‘Trade will not lose money’

Air India assures that travel agents needn’t worry about losing their money, as the airline fast approaches the disinvestment reality. Meenakshi Malik, Executive Director – Commercial, Air India, claims that business will be in order by the end of the upcoming financial year. Nisha Verma Year 2019 turned out to …

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Ural Airlines with Minar

Ural Airlines has announced the launch of its flight between Moscow and Mumbai four times a week, and has appointed Minar Group as its General Sales Agent for India. This will help position the airline well and create awareness about it in the India market. Nisha Verma JSC Ural Airlines, …

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Virgin upgrades product for India

Keeping in the mind customer preferences on the India-London route, Virgin Atlantic is tweaking its offerings, including F&B, to ensure its Indian clients are happy. The airline will also soon go double daily between Heathrow and Delhi. Hazel Jain Corneel Koster, Executive Vice President – Customer, Virgin Atlantic Airways, was …

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