Travellers will need to bear the cost of the transition towards green jet fuel, Singapore’s transport minister said as he announced the city state’s plans for a levy on flight ticket prices as the aviation industry seeks a viable funding model. The plans announced at an industry summit on the eve of the Singapore Airshow […]
Day: February 20, 2024
Explained: Why Air Canada had to refund a customer misled by a chatbot
Air Canada found itself embroiled in controversy after a grieving passenger, Jake Moffatt, sought a partial refund due to misinformation regarding bereavement travel policies provided by the airline’s chatbot in late 2022. Canada’s Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled in Moffat’s favour on February 14, ordering the airlines to provide a partial refund to Moffat. Here is […]
Dubai Int’l Airport had 86.9 mn passengers last year in post-pandemic surge
The number of passengers flying through Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, surged last year beyond its total for 2019 just before the coronavirus pandemic grounded global aviation. While still shy of its all-time high in 2018, the figures for 2023 showed just how far the airport known as DXB has bounced […]
You’ve money to buy Go First but not to pay Credit Suisse: SC to Ajay Singh
“You have the money to buy Go First but not pay Credit Suisse,” the Supreme Court on Monday asked SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh while directing him to shell out the outstanding dues to the Swiss firm by March 15. “Why don’t we take judicial notice of newspaper reports that you’re planning to […]
A-I to upgrade Boeing 777, 787 fleet with Thales entertainment system
Air India’s existing fleet of 40 Boeing 777s and 787s will be upgraded with Thales’ inflight entertainment system. The fleet will be upgraded with AVANT Up inflight entertainment solution, according to a release on Monday. “Thales will upgrade and retrofit Air India’s current fleet of 40 Boeing 777s and 787s with its state-of-the-art AVANT Up […]