Air Travel

Assam Relaxes Testing, Quarantine Rules For Flyers Cured Of COVID-19

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday September 25, 2020

The Assam government has announced major relaxations in its quarantine rule today for air travelers from outside the state. Assam's Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that those who have been cured of the virus and either has a Covid negative certificate or discharge certificate from a hospital would no longer need to undergo any test or ...

Miss Travelling By Air? Thai Airline's New Cafe Has Its Entire In-Flight Menu To Offer

Aditi Ahuja | Monday September 14, 2020

Thai Airways is a Thailand-based airline company that has created a restaurant in Bangkok which has meal options that were served in-flight.

No Need To Register With Indian Missions Abroad: Centre On "Air Bubbles"

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday August 22, 2020

Passengers in nations that have "air transport bubble" agreement with India may not need to register with Indian missions before taking a flight to the country, the Home Ministry said in a notification today on air travel guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic.

UAE Honours Indian Businessman For Philanthropic Work

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday August 21, 2020

The UAE has honoured an Indian businessman for helping debt-ridden migrant prisoners by assisting them to repay their debts and providing them free air travel back to their respective countries, according to a media report.

India's Air Passenger Traffic Slumps 82% In July Amid COVID-19: Regulator

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh | Thursday August 13, 2020

Airlines carried a total of 372.85 lakh passengers in the first seven months of 2020 (January-July), marking a fall of 54.84 per cent compared to the corresponding period a year ago.

Global Air Traffic Won't Return To Pre-Crisis Level Before 2024: Aviation Body

Business | Reuters | Tuesday July 28, 2020

Uncertainty about the timing of border re-openings is the main factor weighing on international traffic, IATA's finance chief Brian Pearce told a news conference.

Vande Bharat Mission Phase 5 To Begin From August 1: Air India

India News | ANI | Monday July 27, 2020

The fifth phase of the Government of India's ''Vande Bharat'' mission, aimed at evacuating Indian nationals stranded in various foreign countries owing to restrictions on air travel, will begin early next month, August 1.

SpiceJet To Operate Flights To UK, Day After Getting Similar Approval For US

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

SpiceJet has been designated as "Indian scheduled carrier" to operate flight services to the UK from India, the Gurugram-based no-frills airline said in a regulatory filing on Friday.

No Orders Issued For Quarantining MPs After Air Travel In Delhi: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 13, 2020

Lawmakers attending Parliamentary Standing Committee meetings are not required to be quarantined in Delhi after their domestic air travel, the Union Home Ministry said on Monday.

India's Gold Dealers Charge Premiums First Time This Year As Imports, Smuggling Stall

Business | Reuters | Friday July 10, 2020

India's gold imports dived 86 per cent year-on-year in June because of record high prices and as international air travel was banned

International Flights Remain Suspended Till July 15, Says Government

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday June 26, 2020

Commercial international flights to and from India shall stay suspended till July 15, civil aviation watchdog DGCA has announced. The restriction will not apply to international cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the aviation regulator.

6,084 Indians Back Under Vande Bharat Mission, Says Aviation Minister

India News | ANI | Monday June 22, 2020

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said that the government was able to bring back Indians stranded overseas with the help of private carriers who joined hands with the Air India under Vande Bharat Mission.

International Aviation Body Issues Guidelines To Test Fliers For Coronavirus

World News | ANI | Wednesday June 17, 2020

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released criteria for the use of COVID-19 testing in the travel process.

COVID-19: IIT Guwahati Startup Develops Mobile App For Contactless Air Travel

Education | Edited by Bishal Kalita | Monday June 8, 2020

A mobile app called Flyzy, developed by a startup launched by Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, or IIT Guwahati students, will also assist first-time and elderly flyers after the COVID-19 crisis has abated.

Fuel Sales Likely To Be Revived By Unlock 1.0: Indian Oil Corporation

Charanpreet Singh (With Inputs From PTI) | Monday June 8, 2020

Fuel demand massively dropped in April after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced complete lockdown across the country to contain the spread the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister urged everyone to break the chain of the COVID-19 by staying at home, which resulted in a temporary closure of factories, offices, air travel suspension and more. Wit...