Tag: air travel
Nepal Airlines resumes Mumbai flights
September 6 (TravelAndy): In what is good news for Nepal tourism, the Himalayan country’s flagship carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) resumed flights to Mumbai in India from Friday, said reports.
NAC had discontinued flights between Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and Mumbai in 2006 due to reported lack of aircrafts.
The airline is offering a promotional buy-one-get-one-free on tickets for Kathmandu-Mumbai and Kathmandu-Bengaluru routes. Continue reading Nepal Airlines resumes Mumbai flights
Air India allows 25kg free luggage
August 12 (TravelAndy): Air India is allowing up to 25 Kg free check-in luggage for economy class travel in its domestic network.
This is a limited period allowance which is valid for a travel period of August 12 to February 7, 2016.
Air India is the only Indian airline to have introduced this facility. All other airlines allow up to 15 Kg of free check-in luggage. Continue reading Air India allows 25kg free luggage
Air Asia fares from INR990
August 10 (TravelAndy): Budget airline Air Asia announced on Monday that it had achieved the milestone of having flown 300 million passengers and said it was offering fares from INR990 to celebrate the occasion.
Air Asia India itself has flown one million passengers, said reports.
Air Asia India is offering this promotional scheme for travel between February 15, 2016 and August 15, 2016. Continue reading Air Asia fares from INR990
United Airlines resumes Belfast-NY flight
August 5 (TravelAndy): United Airlines has decided to restore year-round flight services between Belfast in Ireland and New York, from 2016.
This will mark the only direct air link between Northern Ireland and the US.
This route between Belfast airport and Newark Liberty airport in New York existed previously. The services were temporarily stopped between January 6 and March 31, 2015. Continue reading United Airlines resumes Belfast-NY flight
Delhi-Toronto direct flight from Nov 1
July 21 (TravelAndy): Air Canada will begin non-stop flights between its hub in Toronto and New Delhi from November 1.
The airline will use its new Dreamliner aircraft on this route and plans to operate four flights a week initially.
The flight will depart from the Canadian city at 8.55pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and landing in the Indian capital at 9.15pm, the next day. Continue reading Delhi-Toronto direct flight from Nov 1
India & China drive air travel growth
May 8 (TravelAndy): The demand for air travel around the world in March rose by 7.4 per cent as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, said International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents the airline industry world-wide.
During this period, domestic air travel increased by 8 per cent worldwide riding on a 22 per cent growth in China, followed by 18 per cent in India.
While China’s growth is attributed to the Lunar New Year celebrations, India’s figures are a reflection of the way local carriers are driving the market, apart from a strengthening economy.
“March traffic continues the trend of healthy demand for travel. We may, however, see a softening of demand in the second quarter,” IATA CEO Tony Tyler said.