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Praveen Iyer, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Akasa Air, announced that the airline will soon launch operations from India to Sharjah. “We are currently evaluating two or three markets for Sharjah,” he said. Iyer added that destinations such as Tashkent, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam are also being explored, highlighting ample growth opportunities despite constrained bilaterals and airport capacities.

Tata Tele Business Services (TTBS), one of India’s leading B2B enablers of digital connectivity and cloud solutions, has successfully implemented its advanced SD-WAN iFLX solution at Celebi Aviation, a global aviation services provider. This deployment has allowed Celebi Aviation to seamlessly connect its geographically dispersed offices across India, enhance network security and simplify WAN management while reducing operational costs. As a leading aviation services company, Celebi Aviation recognised the need for a modern, scalable network to support its workforce and mission-critical applications across multiple locations. To strengthen performance and unlock new possibilities in connectivity, the company partnered with TTBS to implement its advanced SD-WAN iFLX solution, which is a secure, agile, and cost-effective network designed to meet Celebi’s evolving needs. Through this deployment, TTBS seamlessly connected eight key Celebi locations on a private SD-WAN network optimised for high availability and application performance. The infrastructure now supports workloads across public and private clouds, SaaS platforms like AWS and Microsoft Azure, as well as on-premises data centers. With centralised control, optimised bandwidth, and reduced dependency on hardware, Celebi Aviation has gained enhanced agility, stronger visibility, and a future-ready network foundation to drive operational excellence. KS Kalidas, Vice President, Tata Teleservices, said, “At TTBS, we strive to empower enterprises with future-ready solutions that simplify network management while enabling scale and security. Our collaboration with Celebi Aviation reflects our commitment to solving complex business challenges through innovation in connectivity. With SD-WAN iFLX, we were able to deliver a secure, resilient, and high-performance network that seamlessly connects Celebi’s geographically dispersed operations. This deployment not only enhances their agility and uptime but also equips their teams with the infrastructure needed to drive operational efficiency in a …

IndiGo has commenced flights from Mumbai to Copenhagen, Denmark. It is IndiGo’s 44th international and 138th destination overall. The services will be operated three times a week with the leased Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.

Speaking at the launch of Centrum Air’s new flight, connecting Delhi and Tashkent from 3 October, Sardor Mirzayusupovich Rustambaev, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to India, said that the improved air connectivity has already boosted tourism four-fold, from 20,000 Indian visitors to nearly 82,000 in one year, with expectations of even higher numbers this year. Aeroprime Group is Centrum Air’s exclusive GSA in India. Expressing optimism, Rustambaev said that new routes will further strengthen cooperation, tourism, and people-to-people contact. He stressed that these flights would benefit tourism, education, medical travel, and overall bilateral engagement.

Air India, India’s leading global airline, announced a new interline partnership with Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of the Republic of Uganda. The agreement seamlessly connects the networks of both airlines, offering passengers enhanced travel options between India, Africa and beyond. Through this partnership, Air India guests can now enjoy smooth, single-ticket connections from across India and other parts of Asia to Entebbe, the main gateway to Uganda. Air India guests can either use Uganda Airlines’ direct service from Mumbai to Entebbe or connect to Uganda via Air India’s Dubai gateway. From Entebbe, Air India guests can also take onward connections to destinations across Africa, including South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and other key destinations, gaining easy access to the continent’s growing business centres and world-renowned tourism attractions. Uganda Airlines’ guests from Entebbe will now be able to access Air India’s extensive domestic network, connecting seamlessly to more than 25 cities across India on a single ticket. These include India’s largest metropolitan centres such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata, which are major hubs for commerce, technology and culture. In addition to strengthening connectivity within India, the interline partnership also extends Uganda Airlines’ reach to key international destinations served by Air India. Guests can conveniently travel from Entebbe via Mumbai to global hubs such as Bangkok, Colombo, Dhaka and Singapore, gaining access to some of Asia’s most dynamic economies as well as Europe’s leading capital city. “We are happy to partner with Uganda Airlines, enhancing connectivity between India and Africa”, said Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India. “This partnership not only provides our customers with seamless access to Uganda and an extended network across Africa but …