[ad_1] Representative image Expecting over 1.5 million Indian tourists this year, Singapore is focusing on increasing its hospitality infrastructure such as hotel rooms, and working on seamless and easy visas for them, a senior tourism official said on Wednesday. Before the pandemic-induced lockdown, Singapore had received 1.4 million tourists from …

[ad_1] SriLankan Airlines and Korean Air have entered into a strategic codeshare partnership effective from March 15, 2024, enhancing travel options and connectivity for passengers traveling between Colombo and Seoul. Under this new partnership, SriLankan Airlines will codeshare on Korean Air flights operating between Singapore and Seoul Incheon, enabling passengers …

[ad_1] Air India Air India is set to lay off about 200 people as its new owner, Tata group, continues to restructure the erstwhile state-run airline as part of a broader consolidation of the conglomerate’s airline business. Air India said the retrenched staff will comprise less than 1 per cent …

[ad_1] Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific reported its first annual profit in four years as the airline left behind the pandemic-linked restrictions that drove heavy losses and layoffs, pushing its shares to a four-year high. Hong Kong’s flagship airline said on Wednesday it earned a net profit of HKD9.79 billion (USD …

[ad_1] Germans faced more travel upheaval after train drivers announced Sunday a new 24-hour stoppage, hot on the heels of a strike announcement by Lufthansa cabin crew. The GDL train drivers’ union said the latest strike affecting passenger services would start at 0100 GMT on Tuesday and last until 0100 …

[ad_1] A Lufthansa aircraft rolls on a bridge over a railway line in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. German Lufthansa airline and the train drives union GDL called for strikes starting on Thursday.(AP Photo/Michael Probst) Lufthansa warned on Thursday its operating losses in the first quarter will widen and …

[ad_1] The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday extended the deadline to bid for the control of the island nation’s national flag carrier Srilankan Airlines by 45 more days. In early January, the Sri Lankan government’s State Owned Enterprises Restructuring Unit had set March 5 as the deadline to receive proposals …

[ad_1] The cheapest option was from Delhi, with return fares on direct flights starting at Rs 10,000. For direct flights from Mumbai, Chennai and Ahmedabad, the cheapest return ticket was priced at INR 20,000. Online travel portal, MakeMyTrip said its searches from across India for travel to Ayodhya increased by …

[ad_1] Aviation regulator DGCA has mandated that at least 25 per cent of the air traffic controllers, aircraft maintenance engineers, and personnel carrying out safety-sensitive work at an airport will have to undergo a breath analyser test daily. The revised Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) in this regard will come into …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO Ryanair will receive even fewer Boeing aircraft by the end of June than previously expected, CEO Michael O’Leary said on Friday, potentially causing the budget carrier to cut its summer schedule at the busiest time of the year. The Dublin-based airline is the first in Europe to …