On June 20, 2020, Alitalia – the flag carrier of Italy – launched their first cargo freighter service to CSMIA, Mumbai. Alitalia plans to operate a non-scheduled weekly flight on the Mumbai – Rome – New York sector with their Boeing 777 Passenger to Cargo [P2C] converted aircraft. The flight is scheduled to operate every Sunday, till the end of July. This Rome-Mumbai flight has enhanced the connectivity between Italy and India. Alitalia is operating on this route after almost 12 […]
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has made it a tough time for the aviation industry around the world. From frequency cuts to grounding planes, the air transport industry has been facing the heat of this pandemic situation. International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates 2020 global revenue losses for passenger business of between $63 billion and $113 billion! Airlines have been adapting to the situation too! Many airlines are operating cargo flights to deliver essential items, repatriation flights and evacuation flights to bring […]
Mumbai’s landmark and one of the most beautiful airport terminals ever built, Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport bags another award for it’s architeture. This time, Terminal 2 CSMIA wins the 2020 AIA Architecture Award. The program has been designed to award outstanding architectures across the world which have totally transforfed architectural designs. This iconic terminal has been serving guests since February 12, 2014 and has received numerous awards for it’s beauty and efficiency. More details about the […]
On October 27th (start of Winter Schedule), Virgin Atlantic restarted their daily flights from London Heathrow to CSMIA, Mumbai after almost a four year gap of absence. This service adds to the existing flights provided by Air India and British Airways between Heathrow Airport and CSMIA, Mumbai. The inaugural flight was operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner equipment with registration G-VCRU nicknamed “Olivia-Rae“. The aircraft has a 3-class seating configuration – C31W35Y198. Photo Gallery We at Team VT Aviation were pleased […]
On October 15th, on it’s 87th birthday, Air India made history by becoming the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on a commercial passenger aircraft. Air India’s Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani flagged-off the flight. The flight was AI 665, an Airbus A321 with registration VT-PPH, bound for CSMIA, Mumbai from IGI Airport Terminal 3, New Delhi. The Taxibot is a semi-robotic towbarless tractor (built for aircraft) used as an alternate taxiing equipment. The taxibot is […]
India’s premium airline, Vistara, announced the launch of it’s 2 new domestic destinations, Udaipur and Jodhpur. The airline will connect the cities of Mumbai and Delhi with these cities in Rajasthan expanding it’s current domestic network. The airline will start flying to the two new destinations from next month. Vistara will operate daily direct flights between Mumbai and Udaipur from 4 October, 2019. From 29 October, the airline will further expand with daily direct flights between Delhi and Udaipur, Delhi and […]
Star Air, a part of Sanjay Ghodawat group (SGG), announced Mumbai as their next destination. As part of their expansion plan, the airline plans to connect Belagavi with Mumbai. The services are expected to start from September 6, 2019. Ticket bookings open for sale from August 9, 2019. Star Air is a recently launched airliner carrier in India with its base at Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport (BLR). The airline operates the Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft type – a unique type in India […]
Singapore Airlines is bringing back the Airbus A380 with the New First Class Suites to CSMIA, Mumbai. The A380 will replace the existing Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the SQ424/423 schedule from September 1, 2019. The A380, now nicknamed as A380R (R for retrofitted), comes with the New First Class suites (6 seats), revamped business class (78 seats), premium economy (44 seats) and economy class (343 seats). The new configuration is F6C78W44Y343. The inaugural of this flight stands as – SQ424 […]
With a view to enhance trade and tourism between India and Tanzania, CSMIA becomes the only airport to be connected with direct flights from Mumbai to Dar es Salaam by Air Tanzania. The route is flown by the modern and state-of-the-art Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The new route is flown by the airline thrice a week and flies from Mumbai on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The airline flew for the very first time to India and landed at 0420 hours on […]