AIRLINE NEWS

• EMIRATES will add a seventh daily London Heathrow flight (B777-300ER) on a temporary basis between the peak periods of December 15-17 and January 5-7, according to airlineroute.net.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS will start threetimes weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Baku from March 2 2018, operating two-class A320s.

INDIGO AIRLINES is to deploy its new ATR 72-600 aircraft on routes such as Chennai-Mangalore, Hyderabad-Mangalore and Hyderabad-Nagpur.

AIR INDIA has taken delivery of its 27th B787-8 Dreamliner.

UNITED AIRLINES’ travellers connecting to flights operated by the carrier’s 19 partner airlines can now receive their boarding pass on their smartphones when using its mobile app.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES’ daily Sydney service will be the first to see the airline’s new-look A380 cabin from December 18. The revamped cabin will be unveiled on November 2 (suites, business class, premium economy and economy class seats).