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A traveller aboard Virgin Atlantic’s Mumbai-Heathrow flight wrote a hilarious complaint letter, possibly among the best ever, to Virgin Atlantic boss Richard Branson where he narrated his ordeal during the flight. Branson was apparently so impressed that he actually called the writer to thank him for his feedback and even invited him to suggest improvements in the menu.

Ya, that’s the subject of an email I got in my inbox from Anshu Sarin, Deputy General Manager – King Club, Kingfisher, and this is what it had to say…

Was at Mumbai yesterday to meet up with some clients. Got up at 4 am, boarded the Tavera by 5 am and we were out of Pune around 45 minutes later.

Sharjah based Air Arabia turns five on October 28, and to celebrate the event, the airline has offered to fly all it’s passengers on all its routes free of cost that day. While the offer is valid upto the day of travel (Oct 28), it also holds good for those who had already made bookings prior to this announcement. These [...]

Vijay Mallya promoted Kingfisher Airlines plans to lay off around 300 employees.

So finally, after all the delays in the project as well as the inauguration plans, the BIAL Airport at Bangalore was opened to the public.

If you are a frequent air traveller and often find yourself having to cancel your tickets due to a change in schedule, it’s time to rejoice. Till now, airlines always refused to entertain any requests for refunds, and often put this amount (less some cancellation charges) in your “credit” balance. This meant you had to fly that [...]

Well, if the latest protests by the city’s corporate honchos is anything to go by, the state government definitely has a problem on it’s hands. Come May 23, the HAL airport is to be shut down and the BIAL airport is to commence operations.