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BREAKING: Indian Government allows resumption of scheduled international flights as per bilateral agreements

BREAKING: Indian Government allows resumption of scheduled international flights as per bilateral agreements

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has instructed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to resume scheduled international flights as per pre-COVID bilateral agreements from 15 December 2021. All scheduled international flights to/from India were halted from 23 March 2020 when India went into lockdown, following this international flights gradually restarted with the vande bharath repatriation…

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Singapore airlines unveils 737 MAX interiors with flat bed seats

Singapore airlines unveils 737 MAX interiors with flat bed seats

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala backed Akasa Air orders 72 Boeing 737 MAX

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala backed Akasa Air orders 72 Boeing 737 MAX

American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has announced an order for 72 Boeing 737 MAXs from Akasa Air, the new airline founded by ex-Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube with funding from Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. The order which is valued at nearly $9 billion at list prices, which would have been placed at a sizeable discount as per industry norms includes two variants of the MAX – the 737-8 and the high-capacity…

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Saving face or saving Jet Airways

Saving face or saving Jet Airways

The Jet Airways revival is stalled over the issue of the grant of slots. Jet’s position is that they should be able to reclaim the slots that were “temporarily assigned” to other airlines. The government on the other hand has indicated that the government will consider the airline’s request for slots as per existing policy. Effectively saying that Jet would have to reapply for these all over…

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Pictures: Indian Air Force Rafale, Chinook and Apache at Aero India 2021

Pictures: Indian Air Force Rafale, Chinook and Apache at Aero India 2021

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Guide to traveling on Air-Bubble and Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) flights (Updated 6 Dec 20)

Guide to traveling on Air-Bubble and Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) flights (Updated 6 Dec 20)

by Sanjiv Kapoor Former COO, Spicejet and former CSCO of Vistara

I keep getting questions on testing and quarantine requirements for those returning to India on the scheduled “air bubble” flights from places like the US, UK, EU, and UAE, as well as on the special ad-hoc “Vande Bharat Mission” or VBM flights that operate from time to time from other places such as Singapore, Hong Kong, China,…

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SpiceJet Q2FY21 results: financial health remains fragile

SpiceJet Q2FY21 results: financial health remains fragile

The Q2FY21 results of India’s second-largest low-cost carrier point to the continued fragility of the airline’s financial health driven by large accumulated losses, questionable revenue recognition policy and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of international airline operations currently suspended on account of the pandemic.

SpiceJet Q2FY21 results snapshot (in INR) comparisons to Q2FY20 ●…

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Inflight review: Vistara Business Class: Airbus A321neo: Bangalore to Delhi

Inflight review: Vistara Business Class: Airbus A321neo: Bangalore to Delhi

The Tata Singapore Airline joint venture Vistara recently took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo.

This aircraft is the 93.5-ton maximum take-off weight (MTOW) version fitted with one additional centre tank (ACT) which will allow it airline to fly as far as Istanbul or Manila from the airline’s New Delhi hub.

Vistara is expected to use their A321neos for these longer distance regional…

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Guide to traveling on Air-Bubble and Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) flights

Guide to traveling on Air-Bubble and Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) flights

by Sanjiv Kapoor Former COO, Spicejet and former CSCO of Vistara

I keep getting questions on testing and quarantine requirements for those returning to India on the scheduled “air bubble” flights from places like the US, UK, EU, and UAE, as well as on the special ad-hoc “Vande Bharat Mission” or VBM flights that operate from time to time from other places such as Singapore, Hong Kong, China,…

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Supreme Court rules on airline refunds to passengers

Supreme Court rules on airline refunds to passengers

Earlier this morning the Supreme Court ruled on the issue of airlines refusing to issue refunds to passengers who had booked tickets and were unable to fly during or after the lockdown. While the judgment is fairly detailed, broadly it states that:

If a passenger or travel agent has booked a ticket during the lockdown period (from 25th March, 2020 to 24th May, 2020) for travel during lockdown…

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SpiceJet’s Q1FY21 results analysis

SpiceJet’s Q1FY21 results analysis

Sept 15th saw SpiceJet report its first-quarter results. With the pandemic, ensuing expectations were that the numbers would reveal several challenges. Mainly because of the two-month-long closure of the domestic skies, the total shutdown of the international skies and the ongoing demand fallout. The airline reported a loss of INR 593 crores but the results warrant closer examination.

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Vistara becomes first Indian airline to offer in-flight internet

Vistara becomes first Indian airline to offer in-flight internet

Vistara (Tata-SIA Airlines) will become the first Indian airline to offer passengers in-flight internet connectivity. The service will be available on flights operated by the airline’s Boeing 787s between Delhi and London.

The airline is offering the in-flight internet free of charge to all passengers as an introductary offer. Vistara has said that it will use the introductary free period to “gat…

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Vistara introduces new yoga-inspired inflight safety videos The Tata Singapore Airlines brand Vistara, has released a new set of in-flight safety videos for display on their new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus A321neo aircraft.

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Vistara has officially announced that it will begin operating flights to London Heathrow on the 28 August 2020. BangaloreAviation had previously reported that the airline would begin flights this month. The service which will be operated thrice weekly will be operated under the bilateral transport bubble between India and the United Kingdom.

The airline is announced one-way fares of “INR 29,912 in Economy Class, INR 44,449 in Premium Economy, and INR 77,373 in Business Class” for these flights. The airline has begun taking bookings through its mobile app and will also open bookings on its website and through travel agents.

Through the mobile app, we were able to find fares of just under Rs. 40,000 in economy and Rs. 190,000 in business.

Schedule for Vistara’s London flights

Sector Flight No. Days of Operation Departure Arrival Delhi – London Heathrow UK 015 Mon, Wed, Fri 0215 Hours 0655 Hours London Heathrow – Delhi UK 016 Mon, Wed, Fri 1535 Hours 0415 Hours (+1) (+1 indicates next day arrival. All timings shown are in local time zones.)

The airline will operate these flights with its Boeing 787-9 dreamliners. Vistara has also said that it is working on regulatory approvals to begin air bubble flights to Paris, France and Frankfurt, Germany.

Vistara to start London flights on 28 August. Bookings Open. Vistara has officially announced that it will begin operating flights to London Heathrow on the 28 August 2020.

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Emirates to operate additional repatriation flights to/from Bangalore in August

Emirates to operate additional repatriation flights to/from Bangalore in August

Middle eastern carrier, Emirates has announced that it will operate repatriation flights between Dubai and Bangalore on 21, 23 and 25 August 2020. The schedule for these flights are:

Flight Number From To Departure Arrival EK 565 BLR DXB 10:25 12:45 EK 564 DXB BLR 03:15 08:55

The flights can be booked on Emirates website and…

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IndiGo plans to raise Rs 4000 crore by QIP to combat pandemic induced losses

IndiGo plans to raise Rs 4000 crore by QIP to combat pandemic induced losses

The Board of Directors of Interglobe Aviation Limited, the company that operates IndiGo, has approved raising additional equity of up to Rs 4000 crore by way of a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) as the airline strengthens its war chest to tide over the downturn in aviation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read: Indigo’s Q1FY21 results analysis: Highlighting the depth of the challenges

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Lufthansa will resume Germany to India passenger flights from 13 August

Lufthansa will resume Germany to India passenger flights from 13 August

German flag carrier Lufthansa will resume inbound passenger operations to India from 13 August 2020. The routes being reinstated are:

Frankfurt to Delhi (Airbus A340-300)

Munich to Delhi (Airbus A350-900)

Frankfurt to Bangalore (Airbus A330-300)

Frankfurt to Mumbai (Airbus A330-300)

The airline has already been operating outbound flights from the three cities to Frankfurt and Munich.

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