February 23, 2024News

Singapore Airshow 2024: Vietjet Signs MoU With Airbus

At the Singapore Airshow 2024, Vietnam’s Vietjet Air inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to purchase twenty A330-900 jets. If the agreement materialises, it will become the first-ever order from the carrier for a widebody aircraft. Besides helping expand the network, the new aircraft will replace the airline’s current fleet of leased A330-300s.

The Airbus A330-900 is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. The aeroplane can fly up to 7,200 nautical miles (13,300km) nonstop. Indoors, it offers travellers enlarged overhead bins, a new lighting system, and access to in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems.

Earlier this week, Vietjet signed an engine deal with Pratt & Whitney. That’s for 19 additional A321Neo jets.

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May 6, 2024

Air India To Start Delhi-Zurich Flights

Adding to its ever-expanding network of international destinations, Air India has confirmed that from June 16, 2024, it will start non-stop flights between Delhi, India, and Zurich, Switzerland. Once live, it will bump the carrier’s destination count in mainland Europe to seven.

On the newly announced route, Air India will operate a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft will boast a two-class layout. The outbound flight – AI151 – will depart Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport at 14:05 and arrive in Zurich at 19:15. The return leg – AI152 – will leave Zurich Airport at 20:50 and land in India’s capital at 08:05 the next day (all times mentioned are local). This service will operate four times weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Presently, Air India operates 60 weekly flights to and from six cities across mainland Europe – Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Milan, Paris and Vienna. Bookings for the Delhi-Zurich route will open progressively across all channels.

Also Read: Air India Confirms Additional Daily Flight To Phuket

May 6, 2024

Etihad Launches Interline Partnerships With Five Airlines

The national carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Etihad Airways, has introduced reciprocal interline partnerships with five airlines: Kam Air in Afghanistan, Sky Express in Greece, Rex Airlines in Australia, Jeju Air in Korea, and Myanmar Airways International.

The agreement will benefit travellers on all carriers mentioned above. They can book an entire journey on a single ticket and have their baggage checked in to their destination. For instance, passengers from Etihad’s hub—Zayed International Airport, Abu Dhabi—can connect to the Kam Air flight to Kabul without having to claim or recheck-in their luggage.

Similarly, travellers aboard any of the two daily Etihad flights to Athens can use Sky Express’s network of 28 destinations in Greece. Rex Airlines, which serves 22 destinations across Australia, including Hobart, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, will serve passengers from Etihad’s links in Sydney and Melbourne.

Jeju Air provides similar access from Seoul to 27 destinations across seven Northeast Asian countries. Myanmar Airways International can connect passengers to Yangon and Mandalay through Etihad’s gateways in South Asia.

With the new interline partnerships active, Etihad Airways has boosted its list of global codeshare, interline and strategic partnerships with carriers to 123.

Also Read: Etihad To Fly An A380 To Paris