PUNE: Air India has rolled out ‘Project Abhinandan’ aimed at providing personalised and hassle-free on-ground experience to Air India guests at 16 airports including Pune. As part of the project, Air India has deployed specially trained Service Assurance Officers at these airports, who will offer on-ground assistance across airport touchpoints to Air India guests who […]
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IndiGo further strengthens its connectivity from Pune
PUNE: IndiGo on Wednesday announced the introduction of a new domestic flights from Pune in the wake of the upcoming festive season. These new flight options have also been introduced in response to the surging demand for travel, officials said. The airline has already introduced additional flights on the Chennai-Pune route, starting from September 5. […]
IndiGo may be hit by Pratt & Whitney engine inspection
NEW DELHI: The bad news from Pratt & Whitney (P&W) shows no signs of ebbing for customer airlines using its snag-ridden engines on the best-selling single aisle Airbus A320neo planes and passengers. The engine-maker has now warned that “600 to 700 engines will be removed for shop visits between 2023 and 2026 (and) the accelerated […]
VietJet to take delivery of up to 12 Boeing 737 MAX jets next year
HANOI: Vietnam’s VietJet said on Tuesday it will take delivery of up to 12 737 MAX jets next year, out of 200 planes it has ordered with Boeing. The first batch of the jets will be delivered to its unit in Thailand, Thai VietJet, the company said in a statement, following a meeting between its […]
Air India rolls out flyer facilitation programme at 16 airports
NEW DELHI: Air India has rolled out “project abhinandan” (greetings in Hindi), aimed at providing personalised and hassle-free on-ground experience to its guests at airports. The Tata Group airline has deployed specially trained service assurance officers at 16 major Indian airports, who will offer on-ground assistance across airport touchpoints to Air India guests who may […]
Airline employee among 6 held for smuggling gold
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a gold smuggling racket and arrested six persons, including an IndiGo employee and two gold melters from Kalbadevi. The officials seized 7.5kg of gold dust, cash and silver coins with a total value of Rs 4.51 crore. The accused have been identified as IndiGo employee Umer […]
IndiGo to resume direct flights between Hyderabad and Male
PUNE: IndiGo is resuming direct flights between Hyderabad and Male, from October 31, airline officials said. The introduction of these new nonstop flights will help boost tourist traffic between India and Maldives, while also providing travelers with increased convenience. Maldives is one of the most popular destinations for Indians, and traffic from India to the […]
Air India enters into interline partnership with Bangkok Airways
PUNE: Air India has entered into an interline partnership with Bangkok Airways, its officials have said. The partnership enables Air India guests to take convenient connections via Air India’s Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore gateways to and from 10 destinations in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia on Bangkok Airways’ route network. The scope of the agreement […]
Indigo introduces Mangaluru-Bengaluru additional flights from Sep 7
MANGALURU: The coastal city of Mangaluru will get extra air connectivity to the Karnataka’s capital with an additional daily flight during the weekdays and an additional flight on Saturday, starting September 7. The number of daily flights to Bengaluru from Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) will go up to five during weekdays/ Sunday; and six on […]
SpiceJet allots shares to lessors to cut ₹231 crores dues
NEW DELHI: SpiceJet on Monday approved allotting 4.8 crore shares to nine aircraft lessors to reduce its dues by Rs 231 crore. The shares will be allotted at Rs 48 apiece – a premium of 54% over Monday’s closing price of Rs 31.1 on the BSE. The cash-strapped airline had earlier also given equity to […]
After AI, IndiGo to set up leasing co in Gift City
NEW DELHI: Aircraft leasing in India is all set to take off with IndiGo – which has nearly 1,000 aircraft on order to be delivered by 2035 – on Monday announcing it will set up a wholly-owned subsidiary at IFSC Gift City to lease them. Tata Group’s Air India, which has 470 planes on order, […]
After Air India, IndiGo to set up aircraft leasing centre at GIFT IFSC
AHMEDABAD: After Air India, now IndiGo airlines is gearing up to establish an aircraft leasing centre at GIFT IFSC in Gandhinagar. The Board of InterGlobe Aviation Limited, the parent company of IndiGo airline, on Monday announced in its regulatory filing that it has granted approval for the establishment of a venture capital division, which will […]