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VietJet, Carlye Aviation sign USD 550mn agreement for 200 B737 Max

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 14 September 2023, 3:00 PM 829

Vietjet and Carlyle Aviation Partners, a U.S.-based aviation finance and asset management company, have solidified their partnership by signing a landmark aircraft finance agreement valued at USD 550 million. This occurred during the official visit of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to Vietnam. Carlyle Aviation Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Continue Reading

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SAT to conduct six-city workshop ‘Learn South Africa 2023’ starting next week

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 8 September 2023, 4:00 PM 616

Building on the inbound travel momentum led by robust recovery efforts in the previous year, South African Tourism has announced the 9th edition of its flagship travel trade training session ‘Learn South Africa 2023’. Aimed at educating the travel trade fraternity on the newer destination offerings across the tourism’s board various target markets in India, […]Continue Reading

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SriLankan Airlines keen on double daily flights & new routes for India expansion

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 1:00 PM 680

SriLankan Airlines is pursuing a two-pronged strategy of increasing frequency to key cities in India and flying to 3 to 4 additional destinations. “First, the plan is to increase frequency… double daily helps customers. With [enhanced] frequency you can generate more traffic,” Richard Nuttall, CEO, SriLankan Airlines said. Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Mumbai, Delhi, Continue Reading

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VietJet to operate 3 weekly flights to Tiruchirappalli from Nov 2, 2023

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 5 August 2023, 10:30 AM 695

Vietnam is set to start direct flights connecting Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) from November 2, 2023. Constantly expanding the flight network connecting India with Vietnam, the airline will operate with a frequency of three flights/week on this route. Flights from Tiruchirappalli will depart at 00:30 and land in Ho Chi […]Continue Reading

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SIA, Scoot to operate new flights on Chennai, Bengaluru & Hyderabad routes starting October

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 31 July 2023, 10:30 AM 1996

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group is set to restructure its services to Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad, as SIA and Scoot adjust their capacity and network in response to evolving demand patterns. The changes, which are subject to regulatory approvals, are planned as follows: Chennai Scoot will commence daily services between Singapore and Chennai from November […]Continue Reading

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Vietjet to start four weekly direct flights on Ho Chi Minh City- Kochi routes from August 12

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 2:10 PM 798

Vietjet has introduced a direct route between Ho Chi Minh City and Kochi which will start flying on August 12, 2023. The first-ever direct route from Kerala to Vietnam marks an important milestone for the development of Kochi airport and the tourism industry of the two countries. When the route is commenced on August 12, […]Continue Reading