June 21, 2023News

Paris Air Show 2023: Air India Confirms Order For 540 Jets

Earlier this year, news popped up that with the Tata Group back as the owner, Air India intends to purchase over 500 aircraft to rejuvenate. Well, there’s confirmation from the Indian airline that it has placed an order to buy 250 aeroplanes from Airbus and 290 jets from Boeing. With the European brand, Air India has inked a deal to buy 140 A320neos, 70 A321neos, 34 A350-1000s and 6 A350-900s. The agreement also includes maintenance solutions from Airbus. Another takeaway is that Air India will become the first carrier in the country to have an A350 in its fleet, and the first A350-900 will be delivered before 2023 comes to a close. The purchase agreement with Boeing goes like this – 190 737 MAXs, 20 787 Dreamliners and 10 777X aircraft with options for 50 737 MAXs and 20 787 Dreamliners.

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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.