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LondonElite Jun 23, 2020 4:52 am

Another LH MUC-DEL in the air now.

oliver2002 Jun 23, 2020 5:11 am

It seems the US is not alone:


AI 120 from FRA to DEL has been operating for a while, but now its supposedly a repatriation flight :rolleyes:


PiperAtGatesofDawn Jun 23, 2020 7:11 am

They did start of as repatriation flights initially. However soon after they started there was tremendous demand from folks in India to take them back to the US. So AI probably shrugged their shoulders and said "hop on"...

oliver2002 Jun 26, 2020 7:25 am

Ban on international flights extended to July 15 with some looholes:


UA Fan Jul 1, 2020 3:41 pm

Did the OP make it back?

oliver2002 Jul 6, 2020 2:04 am

AI 'evacuation' farce continues:


SuperFlyBoy Jul 9, 2020 5:23 am


Originally Posted by oliver2002 (Post 32486708)
Ban on international flights extended to July 15 with some looholes:

https://twitter.com/DGCAIndia/status...71428016009216

Delayed until end 31 July apparently.

oliver2002 Jul 9, 2020 5:31 am

And purely coincidental: AI announces a flurry of 'repatriation flights'. :rolleyes:

SuperFlyBoy Jul 9, 2020 5:43 am


Originally Posted by oliver2002 (Post 32518847)
And purely coincidental: AI announces a flurry of 'repatriation flights'. :rolleyes:

Yes, an effective monopoly...

PiperAtGatesofDawn Jul 9, 2020 8:10 am


Originally Posted by oliver2002 (Post 32518847)
And purely coincidental: AI announces a flurry of 'repatriation flights'. :rolleyes:

UA is also getting a piece of the pie. They're flying a few days this month with flight tickets costing 40% less than AI. And that has forced AI to cut prices!

SuperFlyBoy Jul 9, 2020 8:34 am


Originally Posted by PiperAtGatesofDawn (Post 32519194)
UA is also getting a piece of the pie. They're flying a few days this month with flight tickets costing 40% less than AI. And that has forced AI to cut prices!

Only to Delhi as I understand...is BOM on the list as well?

PiperAtGatesofDawn Jul 9, 2020 8:46 am


Originally Posted by SuperFlyBoy (Post 32519270)
Only to Delhi as I understand...is BOM on the list as well?

EWR - DEL only. They had announced only EWR & SFO - DEL routes a month or so back. But haven't "started" SFO - DEL as yet.

oliver2002 Jul 9, 2020 9:17 am

How dare you book firang airlines... only AI! Jai Hind! :p


EK & EY must have visited some Babus with their suitcases...



PiperAtGatesofDawn Jul 9, 2020 11:01 am


Originally Posted by oliver2002 (Post 32519366)
EK & EY must have visited some Babus with their suitcases...

https://twitter.com/HardeepSPuri/sta...29663671468040

AI is flying upto 15-20 flights a day to UAE/SA through this month. It would be hard to do without reciprocity. The suitcases are a welcome bonus, the lockdown would have affected them for the last 4 months.

oliver2002 Jul 16, 2020 10:29 am

Nope, everything stays under the 'bubble' setup:

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com...w/76999256.cms

At least OCIs will be allowed into India again:

This would mean people with valid tourist visas will not be allowed to enter India, as India allows Indian nationals, overseas citizen of India card holder and a certain category of business and diplomatic visas.


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