Airport Lounges

Air India opens new lounge at Delhi airport; CEO says exciting time

It is an exciting time for Air India and the changes will manifest in the air as well as on the ground this year, the airline's chief Campbell Wilson said as the Tata Group-owned carrier opened its new lounge at the Delhi airport. The airline will also be opening lounges in San Francisco, New York and other cities. Spread across 16,000 square feet, the Maharaja Lounge at the Delhi airport can accommodate around 300 guests in 'Business' and 'First Class' sections. In a brief interaction with PTI after the opening of the lounge on Thursday evening, Wilson said it is an "exciting time" for Air India and 2026 is the year when the changes will "really manifest in the air" and on the ground as he mentioned about retrofit of wide-body planes. "By the end of this year we'll have about half, a little bit more than half of our wide-body aircraft upgraded to a new standard. It will take another 18-24 months beyond that to complete the rest of the fleet (upgrade)... but increasingly we will ha

DreamFolks launches Club Membership after ending domestic lounge services

The new DreamFolks Club Membership offers lifestyle and travel benefits across global lounges, golf, wellness, and entertainment as the firm pivots to B2C

Airport operators, AAI flag concerns over proposed service quality norms

It started with Aera issuing a draft consultation paper on August 18, seeking to create a national framework for quality, continuity, and reliability of services across Indian airports

Airport lounge firm ceases India services: Will your card still get you in?

Banks and card companies partnered with DreamFolks for domestic lounge services

3 clients, including Encalm, to end airport lounge contracts: Dreamfolks

Adani Digital and Semolina Kitchens will also terminate their contracts, Dreamfolks said in an exchange filing

Travel Food Services IPO opens for subscription; GMP up 3%; should you bid?

Travel Food Services IPO: Shares of Travel Food are scheduled to make their D-street debut on Monday, July 14, 2025

Adani Airport rolls out digital lounge access, cuts intermediaries

Adani Airport CEO Arun Bansal said that passengers can now access lounges directly through their platform, removing the need for intermediaries

Now, complimentary airport lounge access for UPI users, courtesy Kiwi

Kiwi users can now enjoy one complimentary airport lounge access for every ₹50,000 spent via Credit Card on UPI on the Kiwi platform.

Airport lounge access disrupted after Dreamfolks suspends services: AAHL

Adani Group's subsidiary Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) on Sunday said passengers at airports across the country have been experiencing disruptions in airport lounge access, owing to the abrupt suspension of the services by Dreamfolks. AAHL, in a statement, said it is "actively working" with the banks to facilitate the immediate resumption of services, which have not yet been restored. AAHL operates seven airports in the country -- Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru. "Passengers at airports across India have been experiencing disruptions in lounge access. This is due to the unexpected suspension of services by Dreamfolks Services Ltd, a lounge access provider partnered with several banks, in violation of its service agreements with the affected airports," AAHL said in the statement. AAHL is working with banks to facilitate the immediate resumption of services, it said, adding, "despite our requests, services through Dreamfolks have not

ICICI Bank revamps lounge access plan for 19 debit cards: Check details

Spends made in a preceding calendar quarter will unlock access for the subsequent calendar quarter

Airport lounge access on credit card: Check rules on access, annual fees

Before using your credit card for lounge access, it's essential to review the terms and conditions

Targeting 20% revenues from non-lounge services in 5 years: DreamFolks CMD

The company currently earns 99% of its revenues from providing technology solutions connecting banks (and their debit and credit cards) with airport lounges

Visa cardholders can get free lounge access across Asia if flight delayed

Enhanced partnership allows eligible Visa cardholders across Asia Pacific access to SmartDelay, Collinson's airport lounge solution in the case of flight delays or cancellations, with immediate effect

Dreamfolks hits new low, falls 35% from listing price on Covid-19 fears

With Monday's decline, the stock corrected 35 per cent from its listing day high value of Rs 550

DreamFolks Services IPO: Grey market premium jumps 15% on strong demand

In the grey market, shares of Dreamfolks Services were trading at Rs 75 per share, which implies listing at Rs 401 per share against the upper price band of issue price.

Get ready for social distancing when you fly next after lockdown ends

From elimination of middle seat to thermal screening air travel to see new normal

Private airport operators look to levy fee to cover coronavirus losses

Say infrastructure they set up is a fixed asset and not flexible to respond to sudden dip in business

Jet lag troubling you? These swanky airport lounges come to your rescue

Qantas is ahead of the pack when it comes to jet-lag science. But other airlines have started to join its ranks when it comes to prioritizing wellness at airport lounges