Airlines have started reporting profits, when will the page turn for airlines in India?

Over the last two days, there have been two positive news on the airline profitability front. Delta Air Lines - one of the top three US carriers reported a profit of $652 million in the second quarter of the calendar year. This is the first profit for the airline since the pandemic began and also … Continue reading Airlines have started reporting profits, when will the page turn for airlines in India? →

Delta to retire all its B777s by end of 2020

Delta Air Lines plans to retire its 18 widebody Boeing B777s by the end of 2020 as a result of drastic drop in demand due to COVID-10 pandemic. Delta, like many other airlines, is moving towards simplification of fleet and would operate modern aircraft which are capable of performing the same mission, at a lower … Continue reading Delta to retire all its B777s by end of 2020 →

Delta opens reservation of flights to Mumbai

Delta – one of America’s top three airlines has opened reservations of its non-stop flights to Mumbai. The flight is on sale from 22nd December 2019. With United having shifted to Newark International Airport (EWR), Delta is advertising theirs as the only service by an American carrier between New York JFK and Mumbai. Air India … Continue reading Delta opens reservation of flights to Mumbai →

Jet Airways finds routes to utilize wide body aircraft effectively

Jet Airways will strengthen its hub at Amsterdam with a flight from Bengaluru effective 29thOctober 2017. This will be the fourth daily departure for the airline from Amsterdam with current departures to Mumbai, Delhi and Toronto. The airline had moved its European hub from Brussels to Amsterdam in March 2016 following an agreement with Delta-KLM-Air … Continue reading Jet Airways finds routes to utilize wide body aircraft effectively →

Etihad & Alitalia – From Mumbai to Rome

The trip to Italy got planned in a jiffy and lack of time meant, we relied on travel agent to do all the bookings. Online resources and few relatives reiterated that Italy could be very risky in terms of safety. Few friends who travelled to Italy in recent past confirmed the same. Along with this … Continue reading Etihad & Alitalia – From Mumbai to Rome →