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Oman Air completed 24 years of operation in India. Paul Gregorowitsch, CEO, Oman Air, visited India to meet travel and commercial partners in the country. In an exclusive interaction with TRAVTALK, he talked about the company’s expansion plans and India as a potential market. NISHA VERMA Q How important has …

Nine months after Scoot and Tigerair announced their intention to pursue a single brand and operating licence under the enhanced Scoot brand, the airline industry bid farewell to Tigerair Singapore, as its last flight departed from Singapore for Tiruchirappalli on July 24. Now, all the flights previously under the Tigerair …

Air New Zealand takes viewers on ‘A Fantastical Journey’ in its latest safety video that features Hollywood actors Katie Holmes and Cuba Gooding Jr. Air New Zealand has teamed up with American actors Katie Holmes and Cuba Gooding Jr. for its latest safety video titled ‘A Fantastical Journey’. Air New …

The city’s travel trade couldn’t be more excited about Air Canada’s Mumbai-Toronto-Mumbai direct non-stop service, which launched recently. This is what they had to say. Sunil Bijlani, Founding Partner & CEO, Vacation World This is a landmark event. Flying directly to Toronto will be a highlight for the holidaymakers to …

With two new international flights from Chennai and Bengaluru starting this October, Jet Airways will effectively open up the continents of Europe and North America to South India. HAZEL JAIN Expecting a load factor of more than 85 per cent right from the beginning on its yet-to-start, nonstop services on …

Air Canada continues to invest in the India market, not just in terms of new and expanded direct services but also through the number of airplanes deployed here. This, says Duncan Bureau, Vice President, Global Sales, Air Canada, represents over $500 million in terms of capital deployment. Hazel Jain Q) Where …

Now that the government has decided to open the gates of Air India for disinvestment, experts and industry players are speculating what lies ahead for the national carrier. While many feel that the move is right, others believe that Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & MD, Air India, should have been given …

Ready to launch new routes under Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme, SpiceJet will be expanding its wings internationally as well. SpiceJet is all set to start flying on routes under Ministry of Civil Aviation’s (MoCA) UDAN scheme in July, revealed Ajay Singh, Chairman, SpiceJet. “The flights would start …

In view of the Niti Aayog and Finance Ministry suggesting privatisation of the national carrier, there are lots of questions arising over the need of this step and how it would pan out, if at all. NISHA VERMA Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley recently suggested disinvestment of Air India owing …

IndiGo will be looking at participating in the second round of bids for Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme, reveals Aditya Ghosh, President & Whole Time Director, IndiGo. He shares plans for new routes in an exclusive interaction with TRAVTALK. NISHA VERMA Q) Which new routes will IndiGo be …