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Lufthansa to introduce free inflight messaging on European flights – Business Traveller
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Lufthansa to introduce free inflight messaging on European flights – Business Traveller

Lufthansa has announced plans to offer free inflight messaging for customers on short and medium-haul flights. From mid-January 2024 passengers on A320 Family aircraft which have wifi connectivity will be able to send and receive an unlimited number of message – including photos – on their smartphone or tablet. The only prerequisite for using the new service is logging into FlyNet with a Miles & More card number, or with an email address registered with the Lufthansa Group Travel ID. Those customers without one of these will be able to register inflight. In addition Lufthansa said that from mid-January it will reduce the cost of other inflight internet packages including streaming “by almost 50 per cent”, although it did not provide specific details of new prices. An increasing numbe...
Air Arabia to introduce new route from Abu Dhabi to Lar in Iran – Business Traveller
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Air Arabia to introduce new route from Abu Dhabi to Lar in Iran – Business Traveller

Low-cost carrier Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has announced the launch of a new route from the capital of the UAE to the city of Lar in Iran. The new direct flights will connect Abu Dhabi International airport to Larestan International airport with a frequency of three weekly flights, starting from September 14, 2023. The route will be operated using the airline’s single-aisle A320 aircraft every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi operates a fleet of 10 Airbus A320 aircraft. Flight 3L 536 will depart from Abu Dhabi at 10.10am and land in Lar at 10.45am. Flight 3L 537 will then take off from Lar at 11.25 and land back in Abu Dhabi at 1.10pm. With the launch of this new route, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will fly to 33 destinations from the UAE including Tashkent, Cairo, Tbilisi, Mumbai, ...