Oman Air is name that won’t be familiar to many of the travelers given that they aren’t in the league of the big Middle East 3 cousins namely Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways. But the airline has started flexing its muscles to show that it means serious business. As part of this, the airline has…
Jet Airways is running a promo under which you can get up to 40% bonus JetPrivilege miles when you buy them online on their website. The offer ends on 19th February 2016 and is tiered as follows: The example provided is self-explanatory although I don’t understand the logic of having so many tiers for bonuses. You…
China’s Airline Pilots Association has issued a wacky letter that is recommending its members to stay away from prostitutes, gambling and drink ahead of this year’s Lunar New Year holiday. The open letter which was published on an aviation website goes on to state that it expects all chinese pilots to keep up the safe…
Emirates has been expanding at break neck speed in every possible nook and corner of the world. With vast amounts of easy funding available, the airline is definitely not short on cash but sometimes it’s those small policy quirks that can cause some issues. Lately Emirates has been pushing its staff to wear flag pins…
In this race to run the longest flight in the world everyone wants to score the brownie points. Qatar Airways has jumped into the fray now and wants to run the world’s longest flight. As per the The Telegraph’s report, the airlines intends to run the flight from Doha to Auckland which would be a…
I have seen people struggling with the ground staff to bring in many things as their carry on baggage but how about dolls? Apparently if you go by this Bloomberg story, Thai Smile which is a subsidiary of Thailand’s flag carrier Thai Airways is contemplating a move that will now allow passengers to buy seats for their…
In this new age where everything can be booked or ordered via a simple message. What if you could book your travel via a chat?
Auto maker GM which had gone ahead and invested $500m in the ride aggregator company Lyft at $5.5b valuation has now acquired the failed Uber and Lyft competitor, Sidecar. The auto maker intends to use this investment as a launchpad for its own mobility services under the brand name Maven which maybe intended to be used…
Google has come up with a unique offer to make its Google Maps more information rich in terms of the local information that it offers. As part of this information addition to its maps, it is looking for signing up individuals who can review local businesses and provided their feedback which is then incorporated into…
Ever had a situation where you had a very important event to attend and the airline cancelled its flight and left you in lurch looking to rebook? Well its happened to all of us and no matter how hard we try its very tough to avoid it. There is hope now that several new start-ups…
Uber the ever popular on demand ride hailing company has announced that it will be tying up with the TransLoc, a technology company that is involved in building technology products for public transit passengers and agencies. The plan is to integrate Uber into the TransLoc Rider app, which provides real-time bus tracking and route planning. The planned…
Air France recently retired the last of the Boeing 747 from its active fleet. In recognition of the great service that the “Queen of the skies” has performed for the airline, the airline put a up a nice compilation of videos detailing how each and every department was involved in keeping the great bird running….