Etihad connects Indian cities through Abu Dhabi with a compact and growing network, while Emirates flies from Dubai to a much larger global network built around one of the world’s busiest hub airports. Emirates generally offers more Indian cities, more weekly frequencies and a bigger onward route map. Etihad tends to stand out on its
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India’s wedding season resumes on Dev Uthani Ekadashi, Friday 20 November 2026, when the four-month Chaturmas period ends and auspicious ceremonies restart. Wedding travel does not spread evenly after that. It clusters onto a handful of muhurat dates in late November and early December, then pauses again for Kharmas from mid-December to mid-January. Updated August
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Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, falls on Tuesday 20 October 2026. Diwali is nearly three weeks later, on Sunday 8 November. That gap matters for travel: the heavy flight demand in the last week of October is Dussehra return traffic, not Diwali traffic, and people who book assuming otherwise get the timing wrong. Updated August 2026 ·
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Chhath Puja 2026 runs from Friday 13 November to Monday 16 November, with Sandhya Arghya on Sunday 15 November and Usha Arghya on Monday 16 November. It follows Diwali by a week, so many families make one long trip. The hard leg is not getting to Bihar, it is getting back between 16 and 22
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Akasa Air has flown since August 2022 with no hull-loss accidents. It operates one of the youngest fleets in India, all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft delivered new, and it earned IATA Operational Safety Audit registration on 1 December 2025, joining IATA in January 2026. Like every scheduled Indian carrier, it flies under DGCA oversight and
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Airline meal codes are four-letter IATA special meal requests. The one most Indian vegetarians want is AVML, the Asian Vegetarian Meal: Indian-style, spiced, and it does contain dairy. VGML is the vegan meal with no dairy, egg or honey. Picking VGML when you meant AVML is the most common mistake, and it usually cannot be
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An overnight layover is a connection that keeps you at the transfer airport through the night. Whether the airline provides a hotel depends on why the stop exists. If the airline scheduled the long gap itself, many carriers offer accommodation on long-haul itineraries. If you chose the cheap overnight routing, the hotel is normally yours
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A layover is the scheduled stop between two flights on the same journey, where you leave one aircraft and board another. Airlines generally treat a stop under 24 hours on an international itinerary as a layover or connection, and a stop of 24 hours or more as a stopover. Transit means waiting airside without formally
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Air India and Air India Express are both part of the Air India group, but they sell different products. Air India is the full-service carrier with Economy, Premium Economy, Business and First, and checked baggage built into every fare. Air India Express is the value carrier, selling Value, Classic and Flex fares; its bag-free Light
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A cheap ticket rarely earns much on its own. Airlines price to fill the aircraft, then earn on top through add-ons like seats, bags and meals, cargo carried in the hold, and payments from loyalty and co-brand card partners. High load factors and long aircraft utilisation spread fixed costs across more passengers. Updated July 2026
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