Aviation

SpiceJet appoints Jetwing as GSA in Sri Lanka

SpiceJet has appointed Jetwing Air (Pvt) Ltd, as its first General Sales Agency (GSA) in Sri Lanka.

According to the agreement, Jetwing will promote, advertise and sell SpiceJet products and services to people in Sri Lanka.

Chief Commercial Officer, SpiceJet Ltd, Samyukth Sridharan said, "With this step, we begin to expand our distribution footprint to Sri Lanka and make SpiceJet tickets available through Travel Agents, for people living overseas.

This is a significant move that will enable residents of Sri Lanka to travel easily, for business and leisure, to various destinations within India. In the long run this will contribute significantly to inbound traffic into India." "Jetwing has the expertise and the reach to stimulate the market and we believe that they are our right partners in this region" he said.

The Head of Jetwing group Hiran Cooray said, "We are delighted to work with SpiceJet. The network presence, the timings, enhanced customer focus and emphasis on safe and reliable travel have placed SpiceJet among the best in the industry. We are confident that travellers from Sri Lanka will find this arrangement efficient and more people will be able to travel to India, hassle free."

Emirates to serve second UK gateway with A380

Emirates' briefest commercial deployments, an A380 will serve Birmingham for just one day on September 9, as part of Birmingham International Airport's 70th anniversary celebrations.

President, Emirates Airline, Tim Clark said: Emirates and Birmingham International Airport have enjoyed a successful partnership and its fitting that we should mark this significant milestone in the airport's history by flying in our most talked about aircraft.

We hope that many travellers will take advantage of this opportunity to fly on the superjumbo.

Birmingham International Airport's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Joe Kelly said, "Our 70th anniversary is a fantastic milestone for the airport and we are delighted that Emirates is helping us celebrate our birthday with the A380. This is the first commercial flight of an A380 outside of London Heathrow in the UK."

Passengers will have two chances to fly on the superjumbo between Dubai and Birmingham. Flight EK039 departs Dubai at 0805hrs and arrives in Birmingham at 1235. Alternatively, travellers can take EK040, which leaves Birmingham at 1505 and lands in Dubai at 0105 the next day.

Spread over two levels, the whole of the A380 upper deck is dedicated to Premium passengers. Towards the front, First Class passengers can relax in one of 14 flat-bed, massage-equipped Private Suites.

These incorporate remote-controlled doors, a work desk, an electrically controlled mini-bar and the most advanced in-flight entertainment system available to travellers.

The aircraft boasts two Onboard Shower Spas - in First Class, which include heated flooring, leather seating and shower kits from Emirate's premium spa brand, Timeless Spa.

Business Class passengers will enjoy a new generation of intelligent seating designed to ensure all seats have aisle access. There's a cleverly designed table that never gets in the way, and a seat that slickly becomes a fully-flat bed.

Passengers have laptop stowage when they want to switch from work to fun and enjoy the award-winning ice entertainment system, which is available to all onboard.