Amid the ongoing challenges of overtourism and the proliferation of short-term rentals to accommodate visitors, cities throughout Europe are increasingly acknowledging the issue of residents being displaced. The post Italian Tourist hotspot wants to ban Airbnb! appeared first on Flying Miles ..read more

Saudia, the flagship airline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, revealed its fresh brand identity and aircraft livery as part of its ongoing transformation journey. The post Saudia unveils new brand identity, aircraft livery appeared first on Flying Miles ..read more

Etihad Airways plans to increase flights between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur from January 15, 2024. Additionally, a fourth daily flight to Mumbai will be added in November, and the frequency to Colombo will rise to 10 weekly flights by May 2024. The post Etihad Airways – Network enhancements (Kuala Lumpur) appeared first on Flying Miles ..read more

IndiGo is expanding its international reach by adding Jakarta, Indonesia, to its list of destinations. The airline has been actively announcing new international routes, including some in Africa and Central Asia. One of their notable expansions is the Mumbai-Jakarta flight route, which is a popular choice for the budget carrier. Additionally, IndiGo has increased domestic connectivity from Mumbai. Starting on August 7th, IndiGo will operate flights between Mumbai and Jakarta, making it their 28th international destination. This route is particularly significant because it establishes IndiGo ..read more

Bengaluru will it’s first scheduled Airbus a380 flight start in October this year. Dubai based carrier Emirates has confirmed it will offer it’s A380 service connecting Bengaluru (BLR) and Dubai (DBX) starting October 31st this year. The service replaces a current B777 daily service. The daily A380 flights will operate as EK568/569 with an aircraft in a three-class configuration, offering seats in Economy Class, in addition to premium cabins, in Business Class and First Class. The deployment of the double-decker aircraft will complement its existing services, EK564/565 and EK566/567, each als ..read more

Looking to lure long term residents from across the global, Thailand plans to offer digital nomads starting September 1st, 2022. The scheme hopes to attract “foreign human resources with high potential and skills,” Narit Therdsteerasukdi, deputy secretary general for the Thai Board of Investment, told Nikkei Asia.  While the primary goal is to atract talent in high tech It related and biotech industries, the visa will also be available for people looking to setup base in Thailand to ‘Work from Thailand’. Visa holders will be taxed at a lower rate—17%, as opposed to the 35% charged o ..read more

2 Years after applying strict restrictions on international air traffic, India finally opens up to pre-covid flight permissions. After a 2 year ban, India will now restart regular flight operations and drop travel restrictions on March 27th, 2022. Following the start of the covid-19 pandemic, India was one of the first coutnries to impose strict restrictions on international flights and quarantine requirements, bit to fly-in and fly-out of the country. Over time the government operated repatriation flights to bring back stranded citizens using the the then government owned carrier Air-India ..read more

Akasa Air is reported to have received no-objection certificate on October 11 and is said to have applied for the AOP subsequently which is reportedly “in process”. Founded in 2021 Akasa air was is an Indian ultr-low cost carrier. The Airline is promted by Indian business magnate Rakesh Junjhunwala and former Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube. Rakesh Junjhunwala is said to have invested $35M and holds a 40% stake in the carrier. Fleet Earlier this year Boeing and Akasa Air announced an order for 72 737-MAX aircraft to build thier initial fleet. The Deal is valued at $9B at list prices We are delig ..read more

Jalan-Kalrock to infuse in fresh equity, slated to re-start commercial operations in 2022 Jet Airways at LHR Ever since it’s grounding in 2019, there has been a lot of seculation on when the debt-ridden airline would get back into the air. Once considered India’s premier airline, Jet Airways has been grounded since April 2019 and is not preparing to resume operations in 2022. Ownership Change After filing for bankruptcy with a debt of US$ 1.2 Billion in 2019 and long drawn negotiations, Jet Airways finally found home with the creditors approving a bid from entrepreneur Murari Lal Jalan and ass ..read more

India Extends International Flight Ban until 31st January, 2022. The travel industry awaits clearance for take-off! Roll back to March 2020, when the pandemic started to take global roots, the government of India announced a ban on international flights to and from the country. This was then inline with many other countries that placed similar restrictions. Since then the GOI had put in place various other ‘restricted’ routes to entry and exit such as repatriation flights run by state carrier Air India. Subsequently, limited non-stop flights were allowed to 32 select countries under ‘Air-Bubbl ..read more