Category: Aviation

IndiGo has announced the commencement of non-stop four daily flights between Hyderabad and Rajahmundry from June 7, 2018. “Save on time and travel hassle-free with one-way fares starting as low as Rs 1130. Book Now at http://www.goindigo.in,” tweeted the carrier. IndiGo has recently introduced four direct flights between Chennai and Tiruchirappalli, which will commence from June 1, 2018. Tiruchirappalli will be IndiGo’s 51st destination and one can start booking tickets for an all-inclusive starting fares from Rs 2,499. This would make the airline the first to launch four departures on its inaugural day to Tiruchirappalli. Also, IndiGo will be the ... Read more

SpiceJet has announced it will launch daily direct flight between Delhi and Adampur (Jalandhar) from May, its sixth destination under the UDAN scheme. The airline was awarded Adampur under under the first round of UDAN. “With the introduction of the daily direct flight services on the Delhi-Adampur-Delhi route, SpiceJet earmarks its sixth destination under the Regional Connectivity Scheme. Passengers from Adampur can now conveniently travel to a host of other cities both on SpiceJet’s domestic as well as international network via multiple onward connections from Delhi,” a SpiceJet release said. With the addition of Adampur-Delhi UDAN route, SpiceJet will operate ... Read more

Air India resumes its direct flight linking industrial town of Durgapur in West Bengal with Delhi after a gap of nearly 22 months. The flight AI-756, with a 122-seater Airbus A319 aircraft, will leave Durgapur at 08:25 am and arrive at Delhi at 10:35 am. The return flight will take off from Delhi at 05:50 am and land at Durgapur at 07:50 am. Air India is offering attractive fares for this flight, which will operate four days a week, both ways. AI was the first airline to start operation from Durgapur in May 2015 but it withdrew the flight on June 17, ... Read more

It was just two days before that the flights between Kota and Delhi was inaugurated, and it have been stopped now following objections raised by the airport authorities over mandatory clearances for operating commercials flights. Low-cost carrier, Supreme Airlines had started operating flights between Kota and Delhi from April 11, using a nine-seat fixed wing craft. The Kota airport administration and the airlines operator are accusing each other for the discontinuation of the flights. The airport authorities have asked Supreme Airlines to submit the mandatory clearances from the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ... Read more

Philippine Airlines (PAL), the flag carrier of Philippines, has appointed Bird Travels Private Ltd, the Airline Management Services arm of Bird Group, as its local representative in India. The association marks the airline’s latest step in developing its sales distribution network within the Indian market. The appointment of Bird Travels is a part of the intensive preparations undertaken by Philippine Airlines to realize its firm plans to commence operations to India by Winter 2018, the airlines said in a statement. Reinforcing the airline’s commitment and growing confidence in the market, Bird Travels is given the challenge to take responsibility for ... Read more

Kuwait Airways has announced that it has suspended flights to Beirut because of security concerns. According to the airline, the decision was made following “serious warnings” from authorities in Cyprus. Earlier, Lebanon’s national airline, Middle East airline, said it was rerouting some flights because of the “recent security situation” between the United States and Syria. On Wednesday, European aviation authorities issued a warning to airlines that operate in the Eastern Mediterranean and Nicosia flight information region (FIR) area, which covers an area stretching from Turkey’s southern coast to areas near the shores of Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria. The warning advised ... Read more

Maiden direct commercial flights from Kota-Delhi commenced from Kota airport. In August, Kota was connected with Jaipur, and now the flight will connect Kota with Delhi as well. The flight will depart from Jaipur at 6 am and will reach Kota at 6:45 am. From Kota it will depart for Delhi at 7 am and will reach Delhi at 8:30 am. With a travel time of 1.5 hours between Kota and Delhi, the flight will facilitate students, businessmen and short term visitors. Kota airport, established by Ex Royals of Kota, prior Independence, had landing facility for VIP flights or charter plains ... Read more

From now on Indonesians can afford multiple entries to South Korea within five years, with each visit allowed to last up to 30 days. The new visa policy is expected to increase the number of Indonesian visitors to South Korea. The applicant should be a civil servant, a government official or a staff member of an Indonesian State-Owned Enterprise, as evidenced by a certificate of employment and has visited South Korea at least once, as validated by a photocopy of the old visa in the passport. The applicant for the new visa should have a valid visa to Organization for Economic ... Read more

UAE’s two leading international airlines, Emirates and Etihad, have confirmed the temporary reduction and suspension of services to a number of its global destinations during the summer and autumn periods. Emirates is set to reduce its Dubai to Fort Lauderdale and Dubai to Orlando services from daily to five times a week from early July. Emirates is also set to slightly reduce its services to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpar, Phuket, Munich and London Heathrow in the coming months. Etihad Airways confirmed that it will suspend services to Edinburgh, Scotland and Perth, Australia as part of an ongoing review of network performance.  The Au ... Read more

Emirates has set a new record with over 1 million Wi-Fi connections made on board its flights in March alone. During the month, 1,037,016 Emirates customers connected to the internet during their flight. The connections were mainly made over mobile devices with over 94 per cent of users connecting with a smartphone –twice as many connections were made on an iOS mobile phone as compared to an Android mobile, and about 2 per cent with a tablet. The remaining connections were made with laptops and other devices. Wi-Fi connectivity is available on over 98 per cent of the Emirates fleet, ... Read more

Dnata has introduced new airport fee, which provides ground-handling service for airlines operating at Dubai International Airport. Passengers flying out of Dubai International Airport may have to pay extra charges for baggage which require manual handling, reports Gulf News. A new fee has been introduced for manual handling of baggage that do not conform to standard size and weight at Dubai International Airport. The new fee is introduced by Dnata, which provides ground-handling service for airlines operating at Dubai International Airport. For example, Air India charges Dh45 per piece for such baggage, but the fee may vary for other carriers depending ... Read more

Budget Carrier Jetstar will fly between Brisbane and Uluru commencing 3 August 2018. Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) welcomed the Jetstar announcement of three times weekly flights to Uluru. The new flights operating on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays will inject more than 55,000 return seats into the market each year, enhancing Brisbane’s regional reach and providing a convenient gateway for international travellers to Australia’s world renowned Uluru. Accommodating both point-to-point traffic and domestic connections, the flights are also timed to connect with a number of international arrivals across BNE’s network. Julieanne Alroe, BAC CEO and Managing Director, praised the collaborative approach taken ... Read more

The South African low-cost airline, FlySafair bagged the title of Best Airline in Africa and the Indian Ocean in the 2018 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards. The airline is also awarded the Best Economy Class award in the same region. The awards highlight the world’s top carriers based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for airlines worldwide gathered over a 12-month period. FlySafair is the only local airline to have made it onto the coveted list and shares the top spot for the region with Air Austral, a French airline, and RwandAir from Rwanda. “FlySafair is extremely proud to have ... Read more

Qatar Airways is introducing two additional daily flights to Muscat, commencing April 10 and June 15. The additional flights will take the airline’s daily services to Muscat to seven, and will meet the increased demand of tourists visiting Oman, as well as that of transit travellers flying via Doha to the Far East. “We are delighted to offer two more daily frequencies to Muscat, one of our most sought-after destinations. These new services, coinciding perfectly with the arrival of the summer holidays, will provide passengers even greater flexibility and convenience in connecting to one of the many destinations on our ... Read more

Myanmar has introduced a fast-track tourist visa that delivers confirmation within 24 hours of the application, year-round, including public holidays. The Tourist Visa Express Service, launched on a trial basis, has come with a streamlined approval process for all nationalities that are eligible for an e-tourist visa. The application is made online at the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population’s website and would cost USD 56. There is a 24-hour turnaround approval via an email confirmation, 365 days of the year.