Episode 42: What's Happening in Travel

Episode 42: LCC SpiceJet joins the crowd of airlines entering LHR from BOM and DEL; Qatar announces flights to SFO, Finally

Kerwin McKenzie

Episode 42

 


 
Airlines

  • 2:29 – LCC SpiceJet joins the crowd of airlines entering LHR from BOM and DEL
  • 7:55 – Qatar announces flights to SFO. Finally
  • 12:54 – Could South African Airways be pronounced Ethiopian Airlines?

Aircraft 

  • 17:50 – Airbus announces an ACJ version of its A220 aircraft

Update

  • 21:56 – More information on Thai International’s alternate revenue streams
  • 26:18 – Ethiopian is the latest carrier to offer free COVID travel insurance to its passengers

Other

  • 29:38 – A standardized system to overcome national restrictions in COVID times?  And instill confidence in would-be travellers to kickstart demand?  Perhaps
  • 39:00 – After the regional success of flights to nowhere, the country of Singapore ponders cruises to, you guessed it, nowhere

Question

  • 44:36 – What becomes of these newish planes?  Are they scrapped for metal, etc?  What about old ones?

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