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Old Jun 23, 2020, 4:52 am
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Another LH MUC-DEL in the air now.
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Old Jun 23, 2020, 5:11 am
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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

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Old Jun 23, 2020, 7:11 am
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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"...
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Old Jun 26, 2020, 7:25 am
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Ban on international flights extended to July 15 with some looholes:

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Old Jul 1, 2020, 3:41 pm
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Did the OP make it back?
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Old Jul 6, 2020, 2:04 am
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AI 'evacuation' farce continues:

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Old Jul 9, 2020, 5:23 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
Ban on international flights extended to July 15 with some looholes:

https://twitter.com/DGCAIndia/status...71428016009216
Delayed until end 31 July apparently.
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Old Jul 9, 2020, 5:31 am
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And purely coincidental: AI announces a flurry of 'repatriation flights'.
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Old Jul 9, 2020, 5:43 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
And purely coincidental: AI announces a flurry of 'repatriation flights'.
Yes, an effective monopoly...
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Old Jul 9, 2020, 8:10 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
And purely coincidental: AI announces a flurry of 'repatriation flights'.
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!
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Old Jul 9, 2020, 8:34 am
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Originally Posted by PiperAtGatesofDawn
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?
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Old Jul 9, 2020, 8:46 am
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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.
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Old Jul 9, 2020, 9:17 am
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How dare you book firang airlines... only AI! Jai Hind!


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


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Old Jul 9, 2020, 11:01 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
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.
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Old Jul 16, 2020, 10:29 am
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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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