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The Ministry of Civil Aviation today issued revised Covid guidelines for passengers arriving in international flights, ahead of RT-PCR negative test report being made compulsory for travellers from six countries, including China and Thailand.

China is working on a plan to end a system that banned individual flights for bringing in passengers infected with the COVID-19 virus, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The Second Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Bengaluru has directed Air India to refund Rs 44,029 to a passenger whose flight from Bengaluru to London was cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown.

Hong Kong recently said that it plans to give away 500,000 airline tickets to global visitors in order to boost its Covid-hit tourism industry.

India’s first human space-flight mission Gaganyaan is expected to launch in 2024, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said. The government had planned the space flight for 2021, but the schedule got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. government said on Thursday it would suspend 26 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government's decision to suspend some U.S. carrier flights over COVID-19 cases.

China has started permitting international flights after a two-year ban due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no word yet on the resumption of air services to India.

India and China have discussed the return of thousands of Indian students stranded at home for two years due to Beijing's COVID-19 bans and resumption of direct flights disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian embassy said.

Ravichandran Ashwin is currently in quarantine and will only join the squad after meeting all protocol requirements, according to a report in news agency PTI

Microsoft Flight Simulator's free Top Gun: Maverick update will be released on May 25, two days before the release of Top Gun: Maverick movie. The update was delayed because the Tom Cruise-led film’s release was postponed.

China on Friday announced plans to permit the return of "some" Indian students stranded in India for over two years following the visa and flight restrictions imposed by Beijing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Air India has cancelled flight services to Hong Kong due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities and limited demand in the sector, the airline said.

The FAA has reported a steep rise in unruly passengers since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. It initiated 1,099 inquiries last year, up from 183 in 2020 and 146 in 2019.

Chinese authorities are telling foreign airlines they must have more empty seats on international flights when they arrive at Shanghai's Pudong airport, sources said on Thursday, as part of measures to prevent the importation of COVID-19 cases.

Amazon is facing its toughest labour fight yet, with two separate union elections coming to a head as soon as next week.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation today issued revised Covid guidelines for passengers arriving in international flights, ahead of RT-PCR negative test report being made compulsory for travellers from six countries, including China and Thailand.

China is working on a plan to end a system that banned individual flights for bringing in passengers infected with the COVID-19 virus, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The Second Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Bengaluru has directed Air India to refund Rs 44,029 to a passenger whose flight from Bengaluru to London was cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown.

Hong Kong recently said that it plans to give away 500,000 airline tickets to global visitors in order to boost its Covid-hit tourism industry.

India’s first human space-flight mission Gaganyaan is expected to launch in 2024, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said. The government had planned the space flight for 2021, but the schedule got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. government said on Thursday it would suspend 26 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government's decision to suspend some U.S. carrier flights over COVID-19 cases.

China has started permitting international flights after a two-year ban due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no word yet on the resumption of air services to India.

India and China have discussed the return of thousands of Indian students stranded at home for two years due to Beijing's COVID-19 bans and resumption of direct flights disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian embassy said.

Ravichandran Ashwin is currently in quarantine and will only join the squad after meeting all protocol requirements, according to a report in news agency PTI

Microsoft Flight Simulator's free Top Gun: Maverick update will be released on May 25, two days before the release of Top Gun: Maverick movie. The update was delayed because the Tom Cruise-led film’s release was postponed.

China on Friday announced plans to permit the return of "some" Indian students stranded in India for over two years following the visa and flight restrictions imposed by Beijing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Air India has cancelled flight services to Hong Kong due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities and limited demand in the sector, the airline said.

The FAA has reported a steep rise in unruly passengers since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. It initiated 1,099 inquiries last year, up from 183 in 2020 and 146 in 2019.

Chinese authorities are telling foreign airlines they must have more empty seats on international flights when they arrive at Shanghai's Pudong airport, sources said on Thursday, as part of measures to prevent the importation of COVID-19 cases.

Amazon is facing its toughest labour fight yet, with two separate union elections coming to a head as soon as next week.