[ad_1] Kenya Airways has told its customers to be prepared for potential disruptions to its flights schedule during the busy Christmas holiday season due to shortages of spare parts. The carrier, one of the biggest in Africa, said the lack of parts, which is affecting the global supply chain, would …
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Saudia Airlines becomes Official Airlines Sponsor for Asian Hajj & Umrah Expo 2024, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Representative Image Saudia Airlines proudly announces its partnership as the Official Airlines Sponsor for the highly esteemed Asian Hajj & Umrah Expo 2024. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the airline’s commitment to facilitating seamless travel experiences for pilgrims embarking on their sacred journeys. As a beacon of …
Read More »Southeast Asia banks on aviation boom, ET TravelWorld News, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Major airport expansion projects are taking off across Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, and a new airline is set to launch next year — all banking on an expected boom in air travel in Southeast Asia, fuelled by Chinese and Indian tourists. But there are doubts about whether it will …
Read More »Alaska Air to buy peer Hawaiian for USD 1.9 billion, ET TravelWorld News, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] FILE – Alaska Airlines planes are shown parked at gates with Mount Rainier in the background at sunrise, March 1, 2021, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Alaska Air Group said Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, that it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1 billion deal. (AP Photo/Ted …
Read More »Grounded Go First’s CEO Kaushik Khona resigns, ET TravelWorld News, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Grounded Go First’s CEO Kaushik Khona has put in his papers, nearly seven months after the no-frills airline suspended operations and went into insolvency proceedings. In an e mail to the airline’s employees on Thursday, Khona said that November 30 is his last day at the company. Khona had …
Read More »Virgin Atlantic flies world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel flight, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 arrives to complete the first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel transatlantic flight from London’s Heathrow airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York City, U.S., November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Virgin Atlantic has made history by conducting the world’s first flight using 100 per …
Read More »TN govt gives nod for acquiring 3,774 acres of patta land for Greenfield airport for Chennai, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] The Tamil Nadu government has issued orders to facilitate acquisition of 3,774.01 acres of patta land in Parandur and 19 other villages in Kancheepuram district for setting up a greenfield airport for Chennai, and the people who are likely to be displaced by the project staunchly opposed the move …
Read More »Akasa Air adds Port Blair to its network with daily flights from Bengaluru & Chennai, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Akasa Air has added Port Blair to its network and started selling daily flights connecting Port Blair to Bengaluru and Chennai. Starting December 15, 2023, the first flight, number QP 1485, departs from Bengaluru at 06:00 and arrives at Chennai at 07:05. The second flight, number QP 1486, departs …
Read More »Airline tricks flyers into deplaning, flies them next morning, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Representative Image In what passengers described as an unprofessional approach, six Chennai-bound people were lured out of an IndiGo airlines flight at Bengaluru airport on Sunday night by its ground team, saying an alternative aircraft was waiting for them to fly to Chennai. The passengers, including two elderly people, …
Read More »Despite seven daily flights to Bengaluru, fares still rule high
[ad_1] The supply and demand situation indicates that there need to be more flights at strategic times – at least two more in the morning and evening, to cater to the increasing traffic, say travel industry sources. The crumbling road infrastructure at Shiradi Ghat between Sakleshpur and Mangaluru and the …
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