Last evening, Lufthansa announced its India expansion plans which included flights to Bengaluru from Munich and to Hyderabad from Frankfurt starting this winter. The two additions aren't surprising for students of airline network planning. The flight to Bengaluru from Munich starts from October 29, 2023 and is now open for sale. The thrice a week … Continue reading Understanding the network strategy in Lufthansa’s India expansion
Delhi, the largest airport in the country, is getting a new airline and a new connection this May. FlyArystan - the Kazakh airline will connect Shymkent with Delhi, twice a week starting May 22, 2023. Credits to Aeroroutes for tweeting this and getting it to my notice. The airline which is a subsidiary of Air … Continue reading Delhi gets a new airline as FlyArystan announces Shymkent Delhi flights
India - Vietnam BASA allows 28 weekly frequencies from each side Vietnam Airlines & VietJet are operating 14 frequencies per week each to India VietJet is deploying A330s to India routes on some days In July last year, Vietnamese carrier VietJet announced massive expansion to India which included an increase in frequencies and addition of … Continue reading Vietnamese carriers exhaust rights to India amidst change in points of call
As VT-SCR took off to operate the inaugural flight between Mumbai and Pune, the route saw connectivity return for the first time since early 2019. Air India will deploy an Airbus A319 on the sector, the smallest aircraft in its fleet and operate as per the below timings six days a week (all days except … Continue reading The Mumbai – Pune flight is back!
AirAsia India - now fully owned by Tata’s, is returning to Surat. Starting March 03, 2023; the airline will connect Surat to Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru. This is part of the mega plan which involves optimisation of the network following the full subsidiarization of AirAsia India in November 2022. The AirAsia India brand has to … Continue reading AirAsia India returns to Surat tomorrow
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