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, …
Read More »IndiGo code-shares with Qatar
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 …
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