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Air India collaborates with BIAL to boost Bengaluru as aviation hub
In an effort to establish Bengaluru as a key aviation hub for southern India and increase air travel connectivity to and from India over the next years, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) and Air India, the country’s top international carrier, have entered into an agreement.
An important turning point in the Indian aviation sector has been reached with this agreement. For the next five years, Air India, BIAL, and the other Tata Group airlines, Vistara and AIX, will work together to improve international connectivity, operational effectiveness, and the traveller experience.
This entails creating a specialised domestic lounge for elite and regular passengers of Tata Group airlines Air India and Vistara as well as bolstering the group’s presence at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB or BLR airport) through an improved network.
air india airlines and the Karnataka government have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop extensive Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facilities at BLR airport as part of this effort. This demonstrates Air India‘s resolve to fortify its position in Bengaluru and gradually broaden its worldwide reach in order to satisfy the increasing demand for direct long-haul flights that start in Southern India.
This collaboration will boost the MRO ecosystem and is expected to create more than 1,200 new jobs in the state for highly qualified workers. “Airline-airport synergy is key to elevated customer experience and efficient operations,” stated Campbell Wilson, Managing Director and CEO of Air India. airindia flights “Bengaluru is highly attractive as an origin and destination market as well as a connecting hub.”
As a result, we are happy to be enhancing our partnership with BIAL in order to establish a larger presence at the airport, increase air connectivity, and construct a sizable MRO centre. An important turning point in Air India’s continuous development has been reached with this collaboration arrangement.
Airlines
First Look: IndiGo Takes Delivery of A321neo with New Business Class
India’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo (6E), celebrated its 18th anniversary in August 2024 by announcing a major upgrade: a new Business Class product called “IndiGo Stretch.”
Now, the airline has officially taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft fitted with these premium seats. Registered as VT-ICF, this first A321neo with the new configuration took off from Hamburg (XFW) at 6:06 PM local time, operating flight 6E9001.
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The launch route for IndiGo’s A321neo with IndiGo Stretch seats will be from Delhi to Mumbai, starting November 14, 2024. After this initial route, the airline plans to expand the offering across its network.
Airbus completed the final assembly of this special aircraft in Hamburg, where the A321neo Final Assembly Line is located. Enthusiastic planespotters got a sneak peek of the new IndiGo Stretch interior before the aircraft’s official delivery to India.
Tobias Gudat, a planespotter on X.com, captured images of the aircraft, still marked with its test registration, showcasing its fresh Business Class interior.
Adding a distinctive touch, each IndiGo aircraft featuring the Stretch product will have the slogan “IndiGo Means Business” displayed on the fuselage, signaling a new era of premium travel for the airline.
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IndiGo took delivery of the A321neo with the Stretch seats on October 30, 2024, coinciding with Airbus’s delivery of the world’s first A321XLR to Iberia.
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