Air Seychelles will not only increase its Mumbai service to daily during the peak summer months, but also add capacity with a new A320neo and may also add Delhi to its network. Hazel Jain “The India market been performing very well,” says Remco Althuis, Chief Executive Officer, Air Seychelles, who …
Read More »New flight to Ethiopia
After seeing huge success from its Bengaluru flight, Ethiopian Airlines will not only increase route capacity but also launch a new India-Ethiopia connection from April 3, 2020. Hazel Jain Ethiopian Airlines is looking to expand in the South Indian market with the launch of Chennai flights to its capital, Addis …
Read More »Collect hearts and win €1,000 with Hahn Air’s Valentine’s game
This Valentine’s Day, Hahn Air invites all travel agents to play Cupid. In Hahn Air’s Valentine’s game “Heart-a-Stack”, they can pick up a virtual bow and help cartoon characters to fall in love by aiming at their hearts with a virtual arrow. The agent who scores the highest amount of …
Read More »Profits at Jazeera Airways soar to INR 3.5 Bn in 2019, up 124.1%
Jazeera Airways has announced a net profit of INR 3.5 billion, up 124.1% from last year, supported by a 20.6% increase in number of passengers, reaching 2.4 million, and a 25.9% increase in operating revenue to INR 24.24 billion. Operationally, the airline registered an increase in operating profit by 108.7% …
Read More »IndiGo suspends Delhi-Chengdu and Bengaluru-Hong Kong sector flights
IndiGo has released a statement saying: “After carefully assessing the current Coronavirus situation in China, IndiGo is taking some safety measures for its customers, crew and staff. Due to China travel restrictions, we have seen a high number of cancellations from China on our Delhi-Chengdu route and vice-a-versa. Therefore, we …
Read More »The ungrounding of 737 MAX to begin during mid-2020
Boeing has made a statement on the current status of 737 MAX. The statement reads, “As we have emphasised, the FAA and other global regulators will determine when the 737 MAX returns to service. However, in order to help our customers and suppliers plan their operations, we periodically provide them …
Read More »SWISS now flying with fully-refurbished Airbus A340 fleet
Anupriya Bishnoi Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has equipped the cabins of its five Airbus A340 aircraft with the First, Business and Economy Class seats which already feature on its Boeing 777s, together with a new in-flight entertainment system …
Read More »Thermal screening of passengers flying in from China begins at 7 Indian airports
The Civil Aviation Ministry has directed seven airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata to make arrangements for screening of passengers arriving from China in the wake of outbreak of an infection caused by a new strain of virus there. Airlines …
Read More »Ural Airlines selects Minar Group as General Sales Agent for India
JSC Ural Airlines, Full-Service carrier of the Russian Federation has appointed Minar Travels (India), the Airline Management Services arm of Minar Group as it’s General Sales Agent (GSA) for the Indian market. The airline has also launched four weekly flights operations on Moscow- Mumbai route, effective 30th March 2020 with …
Read More »Stable Passenger Demand Growth in November: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2019 showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 3.3% compared to the same month in 2018. This was unchanged from October’s result and below the long-term trend. Capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) …
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