Qatar Airways, as part of its 2010 global expansion programme, launched scheduled flights to Bengaluru (Bangalore) to cater to the travelers in the southern city. Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, becomes the first of several new route launches being planned by Qatar Airways during 2010, said the airlines’ release. On the Doha–Bengaluru route, Qatar Airways is operating an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration of 12 seats in Business Class and 132 in Economy.
With the launch of daily flights to Bangalore, Qatar Airways’ Indian capacity is added up to 71 …

Kingfisher Airlines is all set to launch its New Delhi – London flights from March 28, 2010. The New Delhi – London flights will be operational on a daily basis and going to fly non-stop from New Delhi to London Heathrow. The booking of airline tickets for the inaugural flight and subsequent flights are now available for sale.
Kingfisher Airlines’ flight IT 001 is scheduled to take off from New Delhi at 1.20 pm and reach London Heathrow’s Terminal 4 at 6.10 pm, local time. From London, flight IT 002 is …

Kingfisher Airlines granted it traffic rights to operate on seven new international routes..The flights on the New Delhi–London–New Delhi and New Delhi–Hong Kong–New Delhi routes will be operated using Airbus A330 aircraft while flights on the other routes will be operated using the Airbus A320 family of aircraft.

Kingfisher Airlines announced the launch of Kingfisher Xpress, a new Door-to-Door cargo delivery service. The launch is slated for February 2, 2010. Kingfisher Xpress Same Day service is will be picked up from your doorstep and delivered at the recipient’s doorstep on the same day.

Kingfisher Airlines launched direct flights connecting Kolkata to Patna and Ranchi to Raipur. With the launch of flights on the Ranchi-Raipur route, Kingfisher Airlines is the only airline to offer direct flights between the two cities.
The flights between Kolkata-Patna and Ranchi-Raipur are being operated as low fare flying, Kingfisher Red service. The daily flight between Kolkata and Patna, IT 4579 departs Kolkata at 6.25 pm and arrives Patna at 7.55 pm. The daily return flight, IT 4580 takes off from Patna at 8.20 pm and reaches Kolkata at 10.00 pm. …

Qatar Airways added Danish Capital, Copenhagen and Barcelona to its ever-expanding route network during the airline’s summer schedule which begins at the end of March 2010. It was speculated that Doha-based carrier plans to launch two new unnamed European destinations.
Commencement of four weekly flights to Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, will see the airline significantly increase its Scandinavian presence. Qatar Airways currently operates flights to the neighbouring Swedish capital, Stockholm, non-stop from Doha.
The airline recently announced that it will boost capacity on its Stockholm route with frequency increasing to …

Holiday demand pushes Air Arabia to increase flights to Goa. Air Arabia, the low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced that it will offer an additional eight flights to the popular coastal state over the holiday season.

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will introduce new, direct services on the Mumbai-Dhaka-Mumbai sectors, aboard its state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This will be Jet Airways’ third flight to Bangladesh from India, and will connect Dhaka with several destinations across North America, Europe and the ASEAN region, as well as eight destinations across the Gulf, over the airline’s Mumbai hub.

Kingfisher Airlines, India’s only Five Star airline rated by Skytrax, launched daily direct flights from Chennai to Salem. Kingfisher Flight IT 4737 will depart Chennai at 2.50 pm and arrive Salem at 3:50 pm. The return flight, IT 4738 takes off from Salem at 4:20 pm and flight will reach Chennai at 5.20 pm.

Frequent flyers to bid OnePass miles; online auction package features business class travel on Star Alliance member carriers
Continental Airlines announced the opportunity for its frequent flyers to bid their miles on a premium around-the-world trip to visit eight wonders of the world in an online auction at auction.continental.com.
“We are pleased to celebrate joining Star Alliance by bringing this unique auction package to our most loyal customers,” “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,”  said Mark Bergsrud, Continental’s senior vice president of marketing programs and distribution.
The winning bidder and a companion will travel …