Malaysia Airlines Bhd. will increasingly focus on the Indian market with the airline still not seeing China bounce back after its sudden reopening following years of covid restrictions. “For now, our key emphasis is on the Indian network,” the carrier’s chief strategy officer Bryan Foong said. “For us, the emphasis of growth in India is exciting and it helps with our overall network flow as it feeds into other parts of our network.” Malaysia Airlines will operate 60 flights a week to South Asia this year, compared with just 27 services to China. It intends to explore new opportunities in…
Author: Prasenjit Chakraborty
Domestic airlines carried a record 13 million passengers in March, up by over 11% compared to the corresponding month of 2018 and 2019, according to Directorate General of Civil Aviation data. Air passenger traffic for the month was also 7% higher than February, and 21% from a year ago, the data showed. Domestic air travel demand has been on an upward trajectory since December, showing signs of higher air travel penetration in India. “We had crossed pre-covid highs of 420,000. Now, we are at about 456,000. We are in off high season, but are averaging daily air passengers of 370,000-440,000…
Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (KIAB / BLR Airport), during FY 2022-2023,reported a strong growth in passenger numbers. When compared to the previous financial year, BLR Airport reported a growth in passenger numbers with a total of 31.91 million passengers travelling through the Airport. Of this, 28.12 million were domestic passengers and 3.78 million were international passengers during this period. The domestic (DOM) sector recorded a growth of 85%, while the international (INT) sector recorded a growth of 245% vs FY22. “From a passenger perspective, the highlights of the year have been Akasa’s growth story, the launch of Qantas’ service to…
Highlighting India’s progress in promoting health and wellness tourism, Union Minister Shripad Naik noted that more than 1.4 million medical tourists visited the country in the past one year, making it one of the top destinations for medical tourism. Addressing the inaugural session of the second G20 Health Working Group Meeting at Goa, he also urged delegates to collectively contribute to a more holistic and sustainable approach to global health and appealed that they engage in meaningful discussion on various aspects of the global health architecture. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan underscored the need to invest in health systems substantially…
Raga Svara, a holistic learning and healing institution based in Rajkot, Gujarat, has launched a Yoga Retreat to help guests slow down and reconnect with themselves. This Retreat goes beyond just teaching different Yogasanas and offers a complete experience that addresses the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of Yoga, aiming to help guests achieve balance between their body, mind, and soul. This newly launched Retreat is a seven-day program that includes six nights of stay, and aims to leave guests feeling revitalised, rejuvenated, and reconnected with themselves. The program is designed to be taught in small groups, with a vision…
The airfield would also be utilised for tourism under the regional connectivity scheme ‘Udaan’ According to a report in the Business Line, work on the advanced landing ground at Nyoma in eastern Ladakh will begin this month, enabling operation of planes and helicopters up to 30 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, said informed sources in the Army. Besides, ensuring all weather connectivity, the airfield would also be utilised for tourism under the regional connectivity scheme ‘Udaan’ leading to the overall development of Ladakh, Army sources stated. The government has already sanctioned INR 219.39 crore for…
TAAI Nagpur Chapter has recently conducted a ‘Destination Training’ program for its members as well as people who are not the members of TAAI. “We have taken a new initiative to upgrade the knowledge of a destination of our members as well as non-members. These training programs will be conducted every two months,” said Irshad Abde Musa Mehdi, Chairman-TAAI Nagpur Chapter. Their first training program was started with Destination Iceland. This training session was conducted by Pushpa Khubchandani of Pawansut Travels who has vast experience on the destination. “She hosted the training in a way that it looked like it…
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced exciting travel options for customers by offering a special six-day network sale from India to all international destinations served by the airline’s network. The sale offers customer holiday treats from as low as INR 6,700 (Prices are one-way, taxes included. Terms & travel periods apply) The sale started from April 12 and will continue till April 17 2023, for travel from now until March 27, 2024. According to the release, “Customers will be able to enjoy attractive savings on popular destinations across the globe, while experiencing the airline’s award-winning service and…
Baku Life Travel, one of the leading DMCs of Azerbaijan has appointed SSR Travel Solutions ( SSRTS ) as its India market representative. SSR will be responsible to acclerate sales to the ‘Land of Fire’ in the upcoming years through networking and robust sales initiatives. Commenting on the new partnership, Agshin Huseyni, Founder and CEO, said, “We are excited to delegate SSR Travel Solutions as our India market representative who will further assist in widening our services and multiplying Indian arrivals to Azerbaijan. SSRTS is renowned for its strong network across key metro cities and the abilities to drive a…
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Little Black Book (LBB) have partnered with some of India’s leading fashion brands – Nykaa Fashion, Chumbak, and The Souled Store – to launch a new collection of ‘SingaporeInspired’ retail and fashion products. This launch of the second edition of close collaboration between STB and LBB follows a very successful first edition in January 2022, entitled “Singapore Edit Festival”. Designers from the 3 Indian brands were invited to visit Singapore on a specially curated program, to create exclusive capsule collections inspired by their experiences in Singapore. The collection includes a colourful range of 41…
