India Archives - BoardingArea https://boardingarea.com/region/india/ Required Reading for Frequent Flyers. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:15:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://boardingarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/boardingarea-150x150.png India Archives - BoardingArea https://boardingarea.com/region/india/ 32 32 54447924 Axis Bank blocks Atlas Credit Cards and issues notices towards suspected manufactured spends https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=axis-bank-blocks-atlas-credit-cards-and-issues-notices-towards-suspected-manufactured-spends Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:57:28 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=99653 Axis Bank has sent out notices to various customers of the Atlas Credit Card, asking them for details of transactions made on the card due to suspect manufactured spending.

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]]> 99653 12 Airport Terminals inaugurated across India over the weekend, including Delhi T1 and Lucknow T3 https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=12-airport-terminals-inaugurated-across-india-over-the-weekend-including-delhi-t1-and-lucknow-t3 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 04:36:44 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=99565 A total of 12 new airport terminals and buildings were inaugurated across India yesterday, making it one of the largest launch of airport projects across the country. Here are the details.

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]]> 99565 Etihad offering status match opportunity for $99 for Indian and Australian Residents https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=etihad-offering-status-match-opportunity-for-99-for-indian-and-australian-residents Sat, 09 Mar 2024 02:19:03 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=99321 Etihad Airways’ Etihad Guest programme is offering a status match opportunity for their loyalty programme members in India and Australia. Etihad would match member tiers all the way up to the Gold Tier in this generous status match opportunity.

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]]> 99321 Air India offering upgrade to Silver Tier for all new registrations on Flying Returns for just one flight https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=air-india-offering-upgrade-to-silver-tier-for-all-new-registrations-on-flying-returns-for-just-one-flight Fri, 08 Mar 2024 03:50:15 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=99145 Air India Flying Returns has launched a new promotion, where new members enrolling into the Flying Returns programme will be able to get Silver tier for just one flight on the airline. Here are the details.

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]]> 99145 Review: Air India Airbus A350 Business Class https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=review-air-india-airbus-a350-business-class Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:43:47 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=99056 Air India has started to induct new A350 aircraft. Here is how they look on the inside, and what to expect when you book them for a flight.

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]]> 99056 Air India confirmed to launch flights between Bengaluru and London Gatwick in May 2024 https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=air-india-confirmed-to-launch-flights-between-bengaluru-and-london-gatwick-in-may-2024 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:58:10 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=98911 Air India has announced that it will launch flights between Delhi and Phuket, Thailand in the coming weeks. This will make it the first new route for the airline after privatisation.

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]]> 98911 Another Indian airline gets set to take off. Fly91 receives its Air Operators Permit https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=another-indian-airline-gets-set-to-take-off-fly91-receives-its-air-operators-permit Wed, 06 Mar 2024 07:02:14 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=98727 When it comes to airlines in India, everyone wants to be in this space, given the considerable potential that aviation still has in the country. In 2023, another new name came to the fore (actually an old one), and we may now see the launch of another new carrier shortly. Fly91 takes shape I haven’t written about Fly91, but the airline has been going through the setup procedures for over a year. Fly91 is the baby of Convergent Finance LLP, an investment firm, and of Manoj Chacko, an experienced Indian hand in the aviation business who has previously worked at Kingfisher Airlines and Emirates. The executive behind Convergent Finance LLP was formerly running the Indian operations of Fairfax Financial in…

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]]> 98727 RBI grants choice of payment network to customers (moves choice away from bank) https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=rbi-grants-choice-of-payment-network-to-customers-moves-choice-away-from-bank Wed, 06 Mar 2024 02:35:07 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=98699 India’s banking regulator has asked credit card issuance banks to offer a choice of networks to customers. The new proposition goes live in six months.

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]]> 98699 I flew the Air India A350 in all the three cabins back-to-back! https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=i-flew-the-air-india-a350-in-all-the-three-cabins-back-to-back Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:56:31 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=98387 A whirlwind 30 hour trip just to check out the Air India A350 aircraft in its various cabins and across various sets of crew.

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]]> 98387 Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles offering 20% Miles Back for redemptions made in March 2024 https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=turkish-airlines-miles-smiles-offering-20-miles-back-for-redemptions-made-in-march-2024 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:00:54 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=98326 Turkish Airlines’ new Miles & Smiles promotion offers a 20% refund of miles for tickets booked through March 2024 (for travel through August 2024). Here are the details.

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