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The Smart Travel Project is an initiative by Abu Dhabi's Zayed International Airport to use biometrics and streamline the process of boarding (Pixabay)
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You may soon be able to board flights at Abu Dhabi airport without a passport and ticket

By 2025, it may become possible to board a flight without showing your passport, ID, or even a ticket at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport…

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The Air India-Vistara merger has been in the making for more than 18 months.(Reuters)
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Flying Vistara? You can do so till November 11, book tickets till September 3

Aug 30, 2024 10:57 AM IST India approves investment for Vistara-Air India merger; passengers can book Vistara flights until September 3 for travel until November…

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An Akasa Air passenger aircraft taxis on the tarmac at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, May 2, 2023. (Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)
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Akasa Air to become one of world’s top 30 airlines by end of the decade, co-founder and CEO Vinay Dube says

Aug 08, 2024 11:52 AM IST Akasa Air overtook SpiceJet, taking a market share of 5%, adding a record 24 aircraft to its fleet, the…

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UK's Manchester airport faces 'widespread disruption' after power cut
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UK’s Manchester airport faces ‘widespread disruption’ after power cut

LONDON: A “significant” number of flights at the UK’s third-busiest airport were being delayed or cancelled Sunday after a major power cut, the airport operator…

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Akasa stated it plans to fly on international routes by December this year.(HT_PRINT)
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Akasa Air eligible to fly internationally; operates over 900 flights every week

Akasa Air has flown 4.3 million passengers with over 900 flights per week, besides becoming eligible to fly internationally with a fleet of 20 aircraft…

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May 2023 saw a 2.52% increase (3.26 lakhs) in domestic airlines passenger numbers compared to April 2023.(REUTERS)
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Domestic airlines witness impressive growth; passenger count soars by 36%

India’s domestic aviation sector experiences remarkable growth as the number of passengers carried by airlines from January to May grew over 36 per cent compared…

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