Stephen Blake

Guest Column Opinion Top Stories

Personalizing travel protection through CFAR & dynamic bundling

By Barney Pierce Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 3:00 PM 1537

By Barney Pierce, SVP, Strategic Partnerships, APAC, Cover Genius India has experienced major upheavals in the airline industry ranging from flight delays to cancellations, and much more. According to industry data, at least one-third of all domestic flights are late and this number doesn’t seem to be improving. In January 2023, airlines denied boarding to […]Continue Reading

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39 new airlines took to skies in 2022: IATA

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 27 January 2023, 1:00 PM 235

Nearly 39 new commercial airline operators took to the skies globally in 2022. This includes Akasa Airlines (passenger) and Pradaan Air Express (cargo) in India. Airline “births” are back to pre-pandemic levels after a downturn to 29 in 2020 was followed by a steep recovery to 58 in 2021, says a report by International Air […]Continue Reading

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Airlines give lukewarm reaction to China’s border reopening amid Covid-19 surge

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 29 December 2022, 2:00 PM 158

The world’s airlines are taking a cautious approach to China’s reopening, reluctant to immediately change up schedules and divert planes from other routes despite the internal pent-up demand for international travel. Scheduled flights into China during January, February and March are up no more than 2.9% this week compared to last week, according to aviation […]Continue Reading

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Airlines to pay up to INR 20,000 if denied boarding: DGCA

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 9:30 AM 631

According to a report in The Financial Express, Airlines are liable to pay compensation of up to INR 10,000 to a passenger who is denied boarding and the carrier is not able to arrange another flight within an hour. However, for any delay beyond 24 hours, a compensation of up to INR`20,000 has to be […]Continue Reading

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DGCA directs airlines not to offer passengers unserviceable seats

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 26 May 2022, 3:30 PM 612

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) directed carriers not to offer unserviceable seats to passengers on domestic and international flights. This follows an earlier audit of seats and cabin fittings by the aviation regulator, which found that carriers had many broken or unserviceable seats. In a communication to all domestic airlines, the DGCA said […]Continue Reading

Outbound Top Stories

Tourism Australia launches Virtual Travel Fair; partners with six major airlines

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 22 April 2022, 3:07 PM 2263

Tourism Australia has launched a Virtual Travel Fair, Discover a Great Deal More, that provides Indian travellers with the opportunity to explore attractive deals on holidays to Australia, for a limited period. In addition to airfares, travellers can also view competitive prices on holiday packages and other tourism products and experiences. The campaign aims to […]Continue Reading