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Air Canada ramps
up Indian
operations with
second Delhi
route |
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Less than six
months after the
launch of its
inaugural flight
from Toronto to
Delhi, Air
Canada has
unveiled plans
to introduce a
second direct
service to the
Indian capital.
On 20 October
2016, the
airline will
launch three
weekly flights
between
Vancouver and
Delhi, using its
new Boeing 787
Dreamliner
aircraft. This
will mark the
first time this
route has been
operated
non-stop.
Flights will
depart Vancouver
every Tuesday,
Thursday and
Saturday at 2140
and arrive in
Delhi at 0120
two days later,
having crossed
the
International
Date Line. The
return service
will then leave
the Indian
capital every
Monday, Thursday
and Saturday at
0630, arriving
back in
Vancouver at
0655 the same
day.
Craig Richmond,
president & CEO
at Vancouver
International
Airport, said
that the local
community has
“requested this
route for many
years”.
“It will be a
pleasure to
celebrate its
arrival during
Diwali. I would
like to thank
our
long-standing
partner Air
Canada for
opening up this
exciting new
route and for
supporting us in
our vision to be
a… connecting
hub between Asia
and the
Americas,” he
added. |
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Air India
Express links
Delhi with UAE |
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Air India
Express is
launching new
direct flights
connecting Delhi
with two UAE
cities: Dubai
and Abu Dhabi.
The airline
commenced daily
direct flights
between Delhi
and Dubai on
Sunday, 15 May
2016. Flight
IX141 will now
depart Delhi’s
Indira Gandhi
International
Airport at 0905
and arrive at
Dubai
International
Airport at 1120.
The return
flight, IX142,
departs Dubai at
1220 and arrives
back in Delhi at
1720.
And today (16
May 2016), Air
India Express
will commence
direct flights
between Delhi
and Abu Dhabi.
The outbound
flight,
IX115, will
leave Delhi at
2050 and reach
Abu Dhabi at
2255. The return
flight, IX116
will then depart
the UAE capital
at 0015 and
arrive back in
Delhi at 0515.
Air India
Express will
serve both
routes using its
189-seat,
all-economy
Boeing 737-800.
The airline now
flies to 10
destinations in
the Middle East:
Dubai, Sharjah,
Abu Dhabi, Al
Ain, Bahrain,
Dammam, Doha,
Kuwait, Muscat
and Salalah. |
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Jet Airways adds
Mumbai-Singapore
capacity |
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Jet Airways will
increase
capacity on its
Mumbai-Singapore
route next
month, with the
deployment of a
larger aircraft.
Effective 1 June
2016, the Indian
carrier will
start deploying
its twin-aisle
Airbus A330-200
aircraft on the
route, resulting
in a 51%
capacity
increase
compared to the
single-aisle
Boeing 737 that
currently
operates the
service.
The A330-200 can
seat 254
passengers in
two classes – 18
in business
class and 236 in
economy. This
marks an
increase of 86
seats per flight
compared to the
168-seat B737.
Jet Airways’
daily Singapore
flight departs
Mumbai at 0955
and arrives at
Changi Airport
at 1810. The
return flight
then leaves
Singapore at
2005 and arrives
back in Mumbai
at 2305.
“We are happy to
deploy Jet
Airways’
spacious and
modern wide-body
aircraft
catering to
additional
capacity on the
highly popular
Mumbai-Singapore-Mumbai
route,” said
Jet’s whole-time
director,
Gaurang Shetty.
“This sector has
seen a growth in
traffic by over
34% in last two
years,
particularly
among business
travellers.”
Jet Airways also
recently
upgraded its
Delhi-Singapore
route. |
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AirAsia suspends
Kuala Lumpur-Goa
flights |
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AirAsia will
suspend its
thrice weekly
flights from
Kuala Lumpur to
Goa on 7 June
2016, as part of
its route
rationalisation
plan.
Spencer Lee,
AirAsia’s head
of commercial,
said, “We take
very careful
considerations
for every new
route that we
introduce.
However this
suspension is
due to our route
rationalisation
exercise.
Despite this
route
adjustment, we
remain committed
to the Indian
market and look
forward to
return to Goa in
the future.”
Passengers
affected by this
suspension will
be offered three
options,
including moving
their flight
date forward,
full credit for
another AirAsia
flight within
180 days, or a
full refund.
Following the
suspension of
the Goa route,
Kuala
Lumpur-based
AirAsia will fly
to six Indian
cities: Kochi,
Chennai,
Tiruchirappalli,
Hyderabad,
Bengaluru and
Vishakhapatnam. |
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