Four Seasons will end its management of Four Seasons Bengaluru at Embassy ONE, closing a chapter in the brand’s India luxury footprint.

The airline’s fifth-freedom entry won’t match those carriers on timing or fares but offers Star Alliance flyers a new way to earn miles and onwards connectivity to about 125 European and 65 African destinations via Istanbul.

SriLankan Airlines has strengthened regional connectivity through a new interline agreement with Maldivian. The deal opens single-ticket access to 17 domestic destinations across the Maldives archipelago.