AVIATION

Virgin Atlantic is making the biggest change to its Economy cabin by introducing three new ways to fly Economy and tailoring bookings without compromising on food, drink, entertainment and service. Devika Jeet from London Recognising that one size does not fit all, Virgin Atlantic unveils three new ways to fly …

The agreement involving four airlines has an annual incremental revenue potential of over $1 billion for the Indian airline with seamless connectivity between India and Europe. TT BUREAU After beginning a three-way partnership in 2014 and then expanding it in 2016, the Jet Airways, Air France-KLM trio has once again …

Sanjay Kumar, Chief Commercial Officer, IndiGo, shares how the upcoming TAAI convention would boost business to Srinagar, and how IndiGo would play a major part in this growth story. TT Bureau IndiGo is the partner airline for the upcoming TAAI Convention in Srinagar from March 27-30, 2018. Extending full support …

Indian aviation seems to be on an upswing bringing with it severe congestion and frustrating capacity crunch at key airports. Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Government of India, enlists what the ministry is doing to combat this while planning for a billion trips. HAZEL JAIN Addressing a …

India features among the top five markets for Hahn Air. Kimberly Long, Vice President, Sales & Agency Distribution, Hahn Air, tells TRAVTALK what makes India an incredible market and their plans to grow it further. NISHA VERMA How does Hahn Air perceive the Indian market ? We have a strong …

As SWISS completes a decade of operations on the Delhi–Zurich route, Paurus Nekoo, GM Sales–India, Lufthansa Group, says India is a key market for SWISS and they continuously innovate to enhance travel experience. PEDEN DOMA BHUTIA Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), part of the Lufthansa Group, celebrated 10 years of …

Korean Air completed a year of its successful operations in Delhi recently. The airline celebrated the occasion with its travel trade partners over an evening of cocktails and dinner. TT BUREAU Raising a toast to one year of Korean Air’s operations in New Delhi, Pukhraj Singh Chug, Managing Director, Acumen …

After adding new destination management companies (DMC) to its product portfolio, Tourism Enterprises will focus on educating travel trade from smaller cities. TT BUREAU Tourism Enterprises has grown organically in the last five years with nine DMC partners worldwide, informs Ravi Gosain, Managing Director, Tourism Enterprises. He explains that the …

With its hub in Helsinki, Finnair’s expansion will reach all-time high during winter with new routes opening to 20 intercontinental destinations, including Goa and New Delhi. TT BUREAU Juha Järvinen, Chief Commercial Officer, Finnair says, “We will fly two weekly flights to Goa till March 21. For the moment, it’s …

United Airlines completes a decade of its non-stop daily services from Mumbai to New York/Newark, underlining India as an important market with huge potential. TT BUREAU United Airlines’ decade long journey in India has been a successful one, says Marcel Fuchs – VP Atlantic and Pacific Sales, United Airlines, who …