Newsletter - 02nd July 2019

Daily News Updates / 02nd July 2019

Aviation
India’s Vistara, SpiceJet Said To Mull Bid For Jet Airways London-based Adi Group and the Jet Airways Employees Union said they would bid for a 75% stake in Jet Indian private airlines such as the Tata group-majority owned Vistara and ... READ MORE

Aviation
Virgin Atlantic’s inaugural Pride Flight takes to the skies On Friday 28th June 2019, 284 people took to the skies for Virgin Atlantic’s inaugural Pride Flight, in honour of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. An all-LGBT+ ... READ MORE

Cruise
Virgin Voyages announces special Pride sailing All aboard the Scarlet Lady! Virgin Voyages has announced there will be a LGBTQ+ voyage during her 2020 inaugural season. Richard Branson has long supported dive... READ MORE

Events
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to Host 76th IATA AGM in Amsterdam The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will host the 76th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in... READ MORE

India
Odisha Tourism Showcases its Offerings as India’s Best Kept Secret Tourism Minister of Odisha Mr. J. P. Panigrahi on 1st July 2019 led a delegation at a roadshow organised by FICCI in Mumbai. The roadshow witnessed the participation of over ... READ MORE

Aviation
Virgin Atlantic secures cleanest, youngest fleet yet with introduction of the airbus A330neo Virgin Atlantic becomes the first UK airline to order the A330-900neo, strengthening partnership with Airbus and Rolls RoyceBy 2024, the fuel efficiency of Virgin Atlantic’s f... READ MORE

Aviation
IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir To Report Record Profits In 2019-20, Says CAPA Report The three leading Indian low-cost airlines—IndiGo, run by Interglobe Aviation Ltd., SpiceJet Ltd. and GoAir—are each expected to report record profits in 2019-20, airline co... READ MORE

Aviation
GoAir Inducts 50th Plane To Its Fleet, To Add One Aircraft Every Month Budget airline GoAir has inducted its 50th aircraft, an Airbus A320neo, and plans to add one aircraft per month going forward, parent Go Airlines (India) Ltd. said Thursday. Wit... READ MORE

Aviation
Flynas to launch Riyadh-Delhi flights from July 1 Flynas, Saudi Arabia's national low-cost carrier airline, Monday announced the launch of weekly five direct international flights between Riyadh and New Delhi from July 1. Ac... READ MORE

International
Azerbaijan invites Indian Travellers As part of its strategy to present a new portrait of the country, enhance its destination value and double the current in-bound tourism by 2023, Azerbaijan Tourism Board - ATB l... READ MORE

Aviation
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) launches direct flight linking Baku to New Delhi Backed by its core philosophy to provide strong regional network coverage, Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), the flag carrier and largest airline of the country of Azerbaijan today sc... READ MORE

International
Wego partners with the Tourism Authority of Thailand Thailand expects 41.1 million foreign tourists in 2019Wego saw over 5 million searches from MENA travelers to Thailand in 2018 Wego, the largest online travel marketplace in th... READ MORE

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