British Airways codeshare with IndiGo – by choice or the lack of it?

IndiGo and British Airways announced their codeshare partnership today. This will see British Airways place code on IndiGo flights to Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Goa, Trivandrum, Kolkata, Rajkot and Vadodara. Interestingly, the airline also serves five of these destinations via New Delhi with its existing codeshare arrangement with Vistara. Rajkot, Trivandrum and Vadodara are the new … Continue reading British Airways codeshare with IndiGo – by choice or the lack of it? →

More destinations from Mumbai, higher capacity from Delhi – A look at Vistara’s international operations

The first day of the year saw some chatter on social media about Vistara's entry into Mauritius and Kenya (Nairobi) from Mumbai. The TATA - SIA JV will be merged with Air India in a deal which will see the Singapore Airlines group have 25.1% ownership of Air India. The deadline for this merger is … Continue reading More destinations from Mumbai, higher capacity from Delhi – A look at Vistara’s international operations →

Maharashtra could see reduced air traffic as new last minute rules come in effect

Maharashtra - home to the financial capital of the country, Mumbai - has put in place stringent guidelines to tackle the new variant of COVID-19 named Omicron. Mumbai, is also the second busiest airport in the country and these rules will affect passengers travelling to Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Nashik, Shirdi, Kolhapur and Jalgaon in … Continue reading Maharashtra could see reduced air traffic as new last minute rules come in effect →

Jewar airport moves a step ahead with ground-breaking ceremony

Most newspapers this morning carried had full page advertisements lauding the Bhumipoojan (Foundation Stone Laying) of Noida International Airport. Terming it as world’s fourth largest Airport in Jewar, Noida. The last few days have seen the airport being propped up with numbers around job creation, runways planned and more. While the overall hoopla could well … Continue reading Jewar airport moves a step ahead with ground-breaking ceremony →

IndiGo to launch flight services from Bareilly

In March, when Alliance Air / Air India Regional started operations at Bareilly, I had written how the airport could get its much needed fillip if IndiGo launches operations. IndiGo - India’s largest carrier by fleet and domestic market share is launching flights to Bareilly (IATA: BEK) starting August 12, 2021 and progressively add more … Continue reading IndiGo to launch flight services from Bareilly →