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Vistara inaugurates non-stop flights between Mumbai and Doha

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Vistara, India’s premier full-service airline and a collaboration between the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, successfully launched direct flights between Mumbai and Doha with a frequency of four times a week.

The inaugural flight, operated using Vistara’s advanced A321neo aircraft, took off from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai at 18:45 Hours (IST) on December 15, 2023, and touched down at Hamad International Airport in Doha at 20:30 Hours (local time zone).

Driven by a consistent increase in travel demand between India and the Middle East, Vistara has strategically focused on expanding its footprint in the region. vistara flight status
The airline already provides direct connectivity vistara doha to delhi ticket price, five key destinations in the Middle East, including Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Dubai, Jeddah, and Muscat.

SCHEDULE OF FLIGHTS BETWEEN MUMBAI AND DOHA EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2023

Sector	Flight No.	Days of Operation	Departure	Arrival
Mumbai – Doha	UK 285	Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays	18:45 hrs	20:30 hrs
Doha – Mumbai	UK 286	Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays	21:45 hrs	4:05 hrs (+1)

All qualified clients who satisfy the visa and entry requirements in both countries—as stated by the relevant government agencies—are accepted by Vistara. Before making a reservation, vistara customer care and vistara web check in strongly advises its clients to read carefully these terms.

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DOT Penalizes Lufthansa $4 Million for Stopping Jewish Passengers From Boarding

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has imposed a $4 million penalty on Lufthansa for discriminating against Jewish passengers traveling from New York City to Budapest via Frankfurt in May 2022. The incident marked the largest civil rights fine ever levied by the DOT against an airline.

The case stems from an incident where Lufthansa denied 128 Jewish passengers — most of whom were wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish attire — from boarding their connecting flight in Germany.

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The airline’s actions were based on the alleged misconduct of a few individuals during the first leg of the journey from John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) to Frankfurt (FRA). However, many of those passengers did not know each other or travel as a group. DOT investigators found that Lufthansa treated them as a single entity, barring them from their connecting flight to Budapest (BUD) for the actions of a few.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasized the department’s commitment to protecting passengers’ rights. “No one should face discrimination when they travel, and today’s action sends a clear message to the airline industry that we are prepared to investigate and take action whenever passengers’ civil rights are violated,” he said. Buttigieg added that DOT’s increased enforcement efforts aim to ensure airlines treat all passengers with fairness and dignity.

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The investigation began after DOT received over 40 complaints from Jewish passengers affected by the incident. Despite some passengers failing to follow crew instructions on the first flight, lufthansa business lounge newark did not specifically identify any noncompliant individuals.

Instead, the airline placed a blanket hold on the tickets of over 100 passengers, preventing them from continuing their journey. lufthansa airways acknowledged that this approach could lead to excluding compliant passengers but deemed it impractical to address each case individually.