April 10, 2024News

Air India Announces New International Destination

Tata Group’s Air India has announced that from June 1, 2024, it will start nonstop flights between Delhi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The carrier will operate an Airbus A320Neo on this new route, boasting a two-class configuration. The outbound flight – AI388 – will leave India’s capital at 13:15 and land in Ho Chi Minh City at 19:55. After an hour’s wait, the return flight – AI389 – will leave Vietnam at 20:55 and arrive in Delhi at 00:30 (+1). All times mentioned are local.

Air India will operate five weekly flights on the route mentioned above. These will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Ho Chi Minh City will become the airline’s fifth international destination in Southeast Asia. It already offers flights to Singapore, Bangkok (Thailand), Phuket (Thailand) and Yangon (Myanmar).

Also Read: Tata Group Airlines To Increase Presence At Bengaluru

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April 29, 2024

airBaltic Connects Tampere With Palma de Mallorca

Earlier this month, airBaltic announced more pop-up flights for the summer of 2024 and launched direct flights between Riga and Ljubljana. The Latvian airline has now announced a direct service between Tampere, Finland, and Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It will operate twice weekly, Mondays and Fridays, until October 2024.

One-way Economy ticket prices start at EUR 129. Those who like to be pampered more can opt for a Business Class seat, fares for which start at EUR 359. For the record, airBaltic offers a full-service fare package for Business Class passengers. They benefit from priority check-in and boarding, an extra seat for extra privacy, a three-course gourmet meal, unlimited beverages and priority disembarking at arrival.

Presently, airBaltic operates eight direct flights from Tampere to European destinations. However, the airline plans to add 17 new routes from all its bases this year. Before 2024 comes to a close, the carrier will connect Finland with direct services to ten destinations and offer one-stop connections to over 70 locations in its network.

April 26, 2024

New Korean Air Flight To Macau Announced

To bolster its China network, Korean Air has confirmed that from July 1, 2024, it will operate a new daily flight between Seoul Incheon and Macau. The outbound service – flight KE169 – will depart the South Korean capital at 21:15 and land at Macau International Airport at 23:55. The return leg – flight KE170 – will leave Macau and land in Seoul the next day at 01:10 and 06:00, respectively. The flight time will be approximately 3 hours and 40 minutes.

Macau, a popular tourist destination, is close to Hong Kong. Travellers can access the latter within an hour via a ferry or bus. Korean Air already operates four daily services between Seoul Incheon and Hong Kong. The carrier resumed three weekly flights between Seoul Incheon and Zhangjiajie and four weekly services linking Seoul Incheon and Zhengzhou from April 23 and April 24, respectively.