Jet Airways is looking to lease around 20 Airbus A320 aircraft from lessors by 2024, aiming to resume operations and fly international routes in the next year and a half.
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Two Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft collided again at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Sunday night. The wings of the two aircraft were damaged due to the collision.
The two busiest airports in India – Delhi, and Mumbai – are leading the way by upgrading their methods for passenger security checks. While Mumbai has introduced a new way for a smoother flow of movement at the airport, Delhi is conducting tests to replace conventional body scanning devices.
Germany is all set to help further from Qatar Airways’ global network as the airline prepares to boost services to its capital city, Berlin. The airline has pretty much gotten back in form, posting a record profit and developing its network and flight frequencies lately.
The two-year-long battle of the Project Affected Persons of the Navi Mumbai International Airport ultimately seems to have borne fruit as the State Cabinet decided to name the airport Loknete Swargiya DB Patil International Airport
In a signal that Chinese President XI Jinping could be prepared to loosen the country’s vice-like grip on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and maintaining its ‘dynamic zero’ policy, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is set to become the first international airline to resume direct flights with Beijing since the beginning of the pandemic.
Air New Zealand is gearing up for the busiest July in two years with the relaunch of 14 international routes in 16 days. With these routes back in action, the airline will be working 60 percent of its international capacity – the most international flying in the last two years.
According to airport sources, BIAL had requested Modi to do the honors for the Rs 13,000-crore terminal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consented to announce the opening of the second terminal of the city’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in the first week of October.
The Indian LCC has huge plans for future development. Air India’s low-cost arm Air India Express is looking to develop its international presence under its new owner, the Tata Group.
The Greek island of Santorini has seen enormous international development, with Middle East flights more than doubling. Qatar Airways has inaugurated Doha to Santorini, one of three destinations now served in Greece, joining routes to Athens and Mykonos. It follows the carrier launching in Mogadishu, Somalia, earlier this month.