Air India’s Maharaja Lounge brings heritage storytelling to Delhi’s premium lounge scene

Air India’s new flagship Maharaja Lounge, opened in Delhi’s Terminal 3, marks a significant shift in the airline’s ground experience and branding. Spanning over 16,000 square feet, it features distinct areas catering to diverse passenger needs, a rich narrative design inspired by Indian heritage, and elevated food and beverage offerings, enhancing premium traveler comfort and atmosphere.

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Air India’s Dreamliner Makeover Signals a Confident New Design Era

Air India’s newly unveiled Boeing 787 interiors by JPA Design illustrate the airline’s commitment to a cohesive and modernized passenger experience. Building on the A350’s transformation, the redesigned cabins reflect a refined Indian hospitality through thoughtful color palettes, tactile materials, and integrated design. This new standard symbolizes Air India’s broader multi-year upgrade, enhancing brand consistency across its long-haul fleet.

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Air India launches new safety video, doubling down on Indian heritage

Air India has had a challenging launch of a new brand in our eyes. How can an airline both represent and value a nation’s pride while also modernising its image to the international stage. While the airline originally launched a new brand and livery that fell flat, the carrier has slowly been building the much…

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Air India furthers brand evolution with new uniforms

Air India has continued to evolve its new brand proposition which features new cabins and liveries, with a brand new uniform for the crew, which sits in line with the new brand palette. Created by Indian celebrity couturier, Manish Malhotra, the new uniforms set out to blendrich Indian heritage, contemporary style, elegance, and comfort. We…

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Air India rebrand loses itself in a bid to modernise, and interiors while upgraded, sadly fail to deliver on brand promise

I think most of us were surprised that when Vistara and Air India were going to merge, Air India was going to be the dominant brand, considering how considered and elegant Vistara’s brand image was in comparison to the crumbling image of a legacy carrier from yesteryear. But in hindsight, as Air India has been…

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Vistara receives new A321Neo with three cabin classes including fully-flat beds in Business Class

Vistara was one of the last airlines we covered pre-lockdown who received a brand new jet. The carrier’s 787 certainly showed this airline meant business and its latest arrival, a brand new Airbus A321neo shows Vistara is living up to its promises.  The aircraft – which is part of a hefty order of 50 from…

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Vistara reveals its 787 interiors, with a true long-haul product

Vistara, India’s latest full-service carrier, unveiled its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (a first for India), which touched down in Delhi on 29 February 2020. While the plane is Vistara’s 40th to join the fleet, as the rest of the fleet are narrow-body aircraft, this arrival also brought with it, the airline’s new cabin products for…

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