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Flying Soon? A Big Change For Rules For Domestic Flights
Domestic airlines now can operate passenger flights without capacity restrictions, the Civil Aviation Ministry said Tuesday; the new order comes into effect from Monday.
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United Airlines Starts Online Fundraising Campaign For Covid Relief In India
The US-based United Airlines Wednesday said it has started an online fundraising campaign for Indians affected by the second wave of coronavirus pandemic.
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Sold Out In 30 Minutes: Covid-Hit Airline's 'Dine-On-Parked Jets' Offer
Tarmac meals have become an unlikely hit for coronavirus-battered Singapore Airlines, with hundreds of "passengers" paying the equivalent of a budget ticket just to dine inside grounded A380 jumbos.
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Asian Airlines Join Trend Of Scenic "Flights To Nowhere" Amid Pandemic
Qantas Airways Ltd said it would operate a seven-hour scenic flight over Australia next month, adding to a growing trend in Asia of "flights to nowhere" that take off and land at the same airport.
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Airlines "Financially Stressed" Due To Pandemic, MP Tells Parliament
Airlines are financially stressed due to COVID-19 and need support from the government, said Nationalist Congress Party MP Praful Patel today.
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"Airlines Tough Business In Good Times": Trump To Help COVID-Hit Sector
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration would help U.S. airlines facing sharp downturns in passenger traffic as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but gave no details.
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Emirates Layoffs May Rise To 9,000, Cites Coronavirus Pandemic: Report
Emirates airline has cut a tenth of its workforce during the novel coronavirus pandemic in layoffs that could rise to 15 percent, or 9,000 jobs, its president said, according to a report on Saturday.
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US Airlines Warn Passengers Not Wearing Masks May Be Put On No-Fly List
US airline passengers who refuse to wear facial coverings during the novel coronavirus pandemic could have their flying privileges revoked, the industry's main lobby group said on Monday.
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Airlines To Lose $84 Billion This Year Due To Pandemic: Aviation Body
Airlines are set to lose $84 billion as the coronavirus pandemic reduces revenue by half to mark the worst year in the sector's history, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecast on Tuesday.
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US To Allow Two Flights Per Week By Chinese Airlines
The US Transportation Department said on Friday it will allow Chinese passenger air carriers to operate two flights per week after Beijing said it would ease coronavirus restrictions to allow in more foreign carriers.
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Coronavirus: Russia To Airlift Hundreds Of Tourists Stuck In Delhi, Goa
Russian airlines on Wednesday will bring back to Moscow hundreds of Russians stranded in India's New Delhi and Goa by the coronavirus outbreak, the air transport authority said.
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United Airlines Tightens Its Belt As Coronavirus Hits Demand
Citing diminished demand for flying due to the coronavirus epidemic, United Airlines said Wednesday it is putting a freeze on new hiring and delaying planned salary increases.
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Hong Kong Airlines To Lay Off 400 Staff, Asks Them To Take Unpaid Leave
Hong Kong Airlines said Friday it has been forced to slash hundreds of jobs and ask remaining staff to take unpaid leave as the coronavirus outbreak compounds problems at the already-struggling firm.
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China Brings Back Overseas Wuhan Citizens To Coronavirus-Hit City
China has flown two planeloads of its citizens back home to Hubei, the locked-down province at the centre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak where they were greeted by authorities in full-body protective suits.
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Flying Soon? A Big Change For Rules For Domestic Flights
Domestic airlines now can operate passenger flights without capacity restrictions, the Civil Aviation Ministry said Tuesday; the new order comes into effect from Monday.
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United Airlines Starts Online Fundraising Campaign For Covid Relief In India
The US-based United Airlines Wednesday said it has started an online fundraising campaign for Indians affected by the second wave of coronavirus pandemic.
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Sold Out In 30 Minutes: Covid-Hit Airline's 'Dine-On-Parked Jets' Offer
Tarmac meals have become an unlikely hit for coronavirus-battered Singapore Airlines, with hundreds of "passengers" paying the equivalent of a budget ticket just to dine inside grounded A380 jumbos.
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Asian Airlines Join Trend Of Scenic "Flights To Nowhere" Amid Pandemic
Qantas Airways Ltd said it would operate a seven-hour scenic flight over Australia next month, adding to a growing trend in Asia of "flights to nowhere" that take off and land at the same airport.
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Airlines "Financially Stressed" Due To Pandemic, MP Tells Parliament
Airlines are financially stressed due to COVID-19 and need support from the government, said Nationalist Congress Party MP Praful Patel today.
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"Airlines Tough Business In Good Times": Trump To Help COVID-Hit Sector
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration would help U.S. airlines facing sharp downturns in passenger traffic as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but gave no details.
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Emirates Layoffs May Rise To 9,000, Cites Coronavirus Pandemic: Report
Emirates airline has cut a tenth of its workforce during the novel coronavirus pandemic in layoffs that could rise to 15 percent, or 9,000 jobs, its president said, according to a report on Saturday.
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US Airlines Warn Passengers Not Wearing Masks May Be Put On No-Fly List
US airline passengers who refuse to wear facial coverings during the novel coronavirus pandemic could have their flying privileges revoked, the industry's main lobby group said on Monday.
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Airlines To Lose $84 Billion This Year Due To Pandemic: Aviation Body
Airlines are set to lose $84 billion as the coronavirus pandemic reduces revenue by half to mark the worst year in the sector's history, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecast on Tuesday.
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US To Allow Two Flights Per Week By Chinese Airlines
The US Transportation Department said on Friday it will allow Chinese passenger air carriers to operate two flights per week after Beijing said it would ease coronavirus restrictions to allow in more foreign carriers.
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Coronavirus: Russia To Airlift Hundreds Of Tourists Stuck In Delhi, Goa
Russian airlines on Wednesday will bring back to Moscow hundreds of Russians stranded in India's New Delhi and Goa by the coronavirus outbreak, the air transport authority said.
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United Airlines Tightens Its Belt As Coronavirus Hits Demand
Citing diminished demand for flying due to the coronavirus epidemic, United Airlines said Wednesday it is putting a freeze on new hiring and delaying planned salary increases.
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Hong Kong Airlines To Lay Off 400 Staff, Asks Them To Take Unpaid Leave
Hong Kong Airlines said Friday it has been forced to slash hundreds of jobs and ask remaining staff to take unpaid leave as the coronavirus outbreak compounds problems at the already-struggling firm.
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China Brings Back Overseas Wuhan Citizens To Coronavirus-Hit City
China has flown two planeloads of its citizens back home to Hubei, the locked-down province at the centre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak where they were greeted by authorities in full-body protective suits.
