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Warsaw, 10. June 2022 As part of its current network expansion, LOT Polish Airlines has grown its services to the Balkan region and is herewith further reinforcing its position as leading carrier in Central Europe. The Star Alliance member carrier has started flying to the cities of Sarajevo and Pristina from its global hub in Warsaw. Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is now served by LOT Polish Airlines five times a week. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday flights depart from Warsaw at 10:35h and arrive in Sarajevo less than two hours later at 12:25h (return flight starts at 13:05h and arrives at 15:00h). On Mondays and Thursdays, the departure from Warsaw is at 14:40h with scheduled arrival in Sarajevo at 16:30h (return flight starts at 17:10h and arrives 19:05h). Passengers from India travelling with LOT Polish Airlines from Delhi enjoy fast and seamless connectivity to this new service. Departing from Delhi at 8:00h they arrive in Sarajevo on the same day at 16:30h local time after a total travel time of 12 hours with a 90 minutes layover in Warsaw. In addition, LOT Polish Airlines has started flying to Pristina, the capital of the Republic of Kosovo, four times a week. Flight LO-587 takes off from Warsaw every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 10:15h and arrives at its destination at 12:30h. On the return leg, LO-588 leaves Pristina at 13:20h, arriving in Warsaw at 15:50h with connectivity to its Delhi flights. Ongoing global expansion. In addition to the new flights to Sarajevo and Pristina, LOT Polish Airlines has recently added further destinations to its global network, which are all served from its Star Alliance hub in Warsaw: Mumbai (two flights per week), Baku/Azerbaijan (four flights per week) and Cairo/Egypt (five flights times per week). On July 1, flights to/from Stuttgart/Germany will be resumed. Stuttgart has been Mumbai’s sister city for more than 50 years, so the new route will seamlessly connect them now via Warsaw. Amit Ray, Director India, DACH Markets and Italy at LOT Polish Airlines: “We are observing strong demand from the Indian market, and we are happy to provide our passengers what they value most: great connectivity, reliability and competitive pricing.”

Bangalore, 10th June 2022: As one of the key initiatives during Tata Sustainability Month, AirAsia India today flagged off the commencement of TaxiBot operations at Bengaluru International Airport, following successful trials and subsequent implementation at Delhi International Airport. The flag-off event was attended by Mr. Sunil Bhaskaran, MD & CEO, AirAsia India, Capt. Manish Uppal, Head of Operations, AirAsia India, Mr. Hari Marar, MD & CEO, Bangalore International Airport Limited and Mr. Murali Ramachandran, CEO, Celebi Aviation. With the commencement of TaxiBot operations in Delhi in February this year, AirAsia India became the first airline globally to initiate TaxiBot services with passengers onboard on modified aircraft. AirAsia India tied up with KSU Aviation, the exclusive operator of the TaxiBot in India. TaxiBot is a semi-robotic aircraft towing device that is a green alternative to save fuel, reduce CO₂ emissions and noise pollution, decrease aircraft wear and tear, and minimise instances of Jet Blast and Foreign Object Damage, improving efficiency and enhancing safety in the parking area. TaxiBot is an alternate taxiing solution which can tow aircraft from the aircraft boarding gate to the active runway without utilising the aircraft engines. “We’re proud to be the first airline globally to initiate TaxiBot services on modified aircraft with passengers onboard. Following the successful trials and implementation in Delhi, we are delighted to be commencing TaxiBot operations at our largest hub, Bangalore, as well. In addition to driving the adoption of sustainable aviation, TaxiBot leverages technology to drive differentiation and efficiency in operations, leading the way forward for a cleaner and greener ecosystem.” said Sunil Bhaskaran, MD & CEO, AirAsia India. Hari Marar, MD and CEO, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) said, “We are the second airport globally to deploy a TaxiBot at our airside operations. With AirAsia India adopting this state-of-the-art technology at BLR airport, we are positive that this will further ensure adoption by more airline partners as a part of their day-to-day operations. Environmental sustainability coupled with the vision of leaving a cleaner and a better world for our future generations has been at the heart of BIAL’s sustainability initiatives. We take pride in accomplishing energy neutrality, water positivity and reducing our carbon footprint thereby ensuring that BIAL continues to remain at the forefront in driving sustainability.” Dr. Ashwani Khanna, Director, KSU, said “AirAsia India has emerged as a trendsetter in alternate taxiing solution by further deploying TaxiBot Operations to their second Base Airport i.e. KIA, Bangalore Airport. M/S KSU Aviation in close coordination with its stakeholders envisages phased deployment of 07 TaxiBot units in next 05 years at KIA Airport, Bangalore, this would assist the airport operator and airline to jointly reduce ~35,000 Tons of Carbon Emission annually at KIA Airport, Bangalore.” TaxiBot is proclaimed as the green revolution in airplane taxiing, helping enhance fuel efficiency and predictive maintenance and services. As a Tata Group company, AirAsia India is celebrating Tata Sustainability Month (TSM) this June, which endeavours to build a group-wide sustainability culture in alignment with the airline’s sustainability goals.

Delhi, 2nd June 2022: Jazeera Airways, the first privately owned airline in the Middle East had implemented payment through the IATA Financial Gateway (IFG) as a new and additional Mode of payment for Group Bookings. IFG (BSP) payment is only available for Travel Agencies registered with Jazeera Airways. IFG, is a system designed to facilitate and simplify the selling, reporting, and remitting procedures of IATA-accredited passenger sales agents, according to the IATA website. As a response to this decision, everyone has highly appreciated and mentioned that this mode of payment has indeed enhanced yet simplified the business experience for the travel partners. This new and additional Mode of Payment was introduced when the Airways decided that they will discontinue its availability on all GDSs (Galileo & Amadeus) about 15 months ago. The availability of the IFG (BSP) payment will be for Travel Agencies registered with Jazeera Airways only. Booking and Payment process: • Agents log in to Jazeera portal through their login credentials. • Agents choose the required itinerary and go to payment page. • At payment choice, agents will have payment options. 1) Top-up account (Cash deposit) 2) IFG (BSP payment module) 3) Credit card (Master and Visa) • Authorization is done by IATA to check agent is active and can be billed on BSP. • Billing is added to issuing agents’ BSP billing and would be paid as per the usual BSP calendar

Mumbai,1st June 2022: Star Alliance member carrier LOT Polish Airlines increases its footprint in India and has now integrated Mumbai in its global route network. Today, LOT Polish Airlines launched the new non-stop service between Mumbai and Warsaw. The Polish capital is LOT Polish Airlines’ global hub, providing seamless connectivity to many destinations throughout Europe and North America. Flight LO-076 takes off from Mumbai every Sunday at 8:45hr and every Wednesday at 8:25hr and arrives at 13:40hr and 13:20hr respectively (local times) at Warsaw’s Chopin Airport (8:25 hours flight time). On the way to India, flight LO-075 departs from Warsaw every Tuesday and Saturday at 15:40h and lands in Mumbai at 2:45h (following morning) after 7:35 hours flying time. Amit Ray, Director India at LOT Polish Airlines: “Today marks a special day for LOT Polish Airlines. After the successful launch of our Delhi to Warsaw operations in September 2019 and based on positive feedback from our customers and trade partners in India, it has always been our desire to add Mumbai to our passenger route network. We are delighted that the inaugural flight between Mumbai and Warsaw has been launched today, providing guests from India with a greater choice of travel options, not only to Poland, but also to many other popular European and North American leisure and business destinations.” Speaking on the maiden flight from Mumbai, CSMIA spokesperson said: “With a commitment to provide exceptional international connectivity, CSMIA is delighted to extend its network to LOT Polish Airlines who also aims to provide Indians and International travellers Gateway to India and also offer enhanced connectivity to Poland and Europe at large. With the inaugural flight taking off today, CSMIA further strengthens its ties with Poland and neighbouring nations in Europe. The launch of the new nonstop service between Mumbai and Warsaw is a testament of CSMIA’s longstanding promise to continue to be a partner to the airlines in our endeavour to provide seamless access not just to Europe, but also be a gateway to the global destinations.” Modern aircraft and excellent service The new Mumbai-Warsaw route is operated by LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 flagship aircraft. In fact, LOT operates all long-haul routes exclusively with its Boeing 787 fleet featuring three classes of service on board: LOT Business Class, LOT Premium Economy Class and LOT Economy Class. All guests can enjoy International and Indian meals and various amenities and services including personal in-flight entertainment system featuring Bollywood blockbusters and classics among others.