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- India
IndiGo to start 38 domestic flights in September
New Delhi: IndiGo on Monday said it will start 38 domestic flights in September to improve accessibility between metros and tier-2 or tier-3 cities. IndiGo will operate new flights between Raipur-Pune, while restarting…
- India
Air India flight carrying 129 passengers from Kabul lands in Delhi
New Delhi: Air India flight AI244 carrying 129 passengers from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul landed in Delhi on Sunday. According to sources, India is closely monitoring the fast-changing situation in Afghanistan and will…
- India
Capacity, fare regulations slowing India’s aviation sector recovery: IATA
New Delhi: Centres regulations on capacity utilisation as well as fare caps on domestic aviation sector is slowing down the industrys recovery, global airlines’ association IATA said on Tuesday. Notably, the centre’s regulations…
- World
Parts of missing Russian plane found; 28 aboard feared dead
Moscow: Wreckage from a plane carrying 28 people that went missing Tuesday was found a few miles from the airport in Russia’s Far East where it was supposed to land, officials said,…
- Telangana
Flight carrying BJP leader Eatala from Delhi develops snag before takeoff
Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed when the special flight carrying BJP leader Eatala Rajender developed a technical snag before taking off from New Delhi airport on Tuesday. The incident occurred when Rajender and…
- India
COVID-19 to push air traffic recovery to FY23 end
New Delhi: India’s air traffic is expected to slump in FY22 and fully recover only by fourth quarter of the next fiscal, because of the debilitating consequences of the second COVID-19 wave, ratings…
- World
Jeff Bezos plans to go to space aboard Blue Origin flight in July
Washington: Jeff Bezos will be aboard for Blue Origin’s first human space flight next month. In an Instagram post early Monday, Bezos said he, his brother, and the winner of an ongoing auction,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia lifts quarantine requirement for visitors vaccinated against COVID-19
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced that it will lift the mandatory quarantine requirement for foreign visitors who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In a statement announcing the new measures, the…
- World
Israel bans travel to seven countries including India
Jerusalem: The Israeli government on Friday decided to ban travel of Israeli citizens to seven countries over high COVID-19 morbidity and fear of the spread of variants of the virus, according to a…
- India
US advises its citizens to leave India amid COVID-19 surge
New Delhi/Washington: As India’s healthcare system is finding it harder to cope with the rising Covid-19 cases due to the second wave of the pandemic, the American government has advised its nationals to…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabian Airlines may not resume flights to 20 countries including India
Riyadh: The travel ban that was imposed by Saudi Arabia in the month of December is scheduled to be lifted on May 17. However, Saudi Arabian Airlines may not resume flights to…
- World
COVID-19: Hong Kong suspends flights connecting India from April 20 to May 3
Hong Kong: Hong Kong has announced the suspension of all flights connecting with India for 14 days starting Tuesday amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the region. The authorities have…
- India
SpiceJet re-introduces ‘Zero Change fee’ offer
New Delhi: Airline major SpiceJet on Saturday re-introduced ‘Zero Change fee’ offer for domestic network. Accordingly, the new offer entitles passengers to make changes in their ticket at least five days prior to…
- Technology
NASA again delays first flight of Mars helicopter
Washington: NASA has again decided to delay the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s first experimental flight due to technical concerns. The US space agency, which is yet to declare a new date for the attempt,…
- India
Govt issues new guidelines for international arrivals
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday issued new guidelines for international arrivals amid the spread of mutant variants of coronavirus in many countries. The new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will come into effect…
- India
Direct flight services between Delhi and Sikkim commence
Gangtok: Direct flight services between Delhi and Sikkim commenced on Saturday with a SpiceJet aircraft landing at Pakyong airport in the Himalayan state with 57 passengers, officials said. Commercial flight services to the…
- India
Waiting for international scheduled flights to resume: Delhi Airport CEO
New Delhi: Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Videh Kumar Jaipuriar on Tuesday said he is eagerly waiting for the resumption of overseas scheduled flight operations which have been…
- Hyderabad News
Hyderabad Airport receives direct flight from Chicago
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Airport on Friday received Air India’s direct flight from Chicago at 00:58 hrs (local time). Although, it was scheduled to land at 00:40 hrs, the flight got delayed. The national…
- World
Japan to lift ban on overseas travel to 12 countries by next month
Tokyo: Japan is planning to remove the ban on overseas travel to 12 countries, which was imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, by next month, Xinhua reported citing Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper. The…
- India
Baby boy born on board IndiGo Delhi-Bengaluru flight
New Delhi: A woman has delivered a baby boy inside IndiGo’s Delhi-Bengaluru flight, according to an official statement from the airline on Wednesday. “We confirm that a baby boy was delivered prematurely…
- Top Stories
Canada extends coronavirus travel ban until October 31
Ottawa: Canada is extending the travel ban for foreigners until October 31 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said in a statement. Non-US international travel into Canada…
- India
Reject negative COVID reports from four Indian labs: Dubai to AI Express
New Delhi: The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) on Tuesday recommended Air India Express to reject COVID-negative test reports of passengers from four Indian laboratories. Reject RT-PCR test reports from four labs…
- Technology
Jio partners with AeroMobile for in-flight mobile connectivity
Mumbai: Reliance Jio has partnered with Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s subsidiary, AeroMobile, to launch India’s first in-flight services for ‘JioPostpaid Plus‘ users. In a statement, Jio said that its in-flight service will allow every…
- Middle East
Boarding Etihad Airways flight or travelling to Abu Dhabi? Know rules
Abu Dhabi: Persons who are boarding Etihad Airways flight or travelling to Abu Dhabi must follow certain processes before flying into the city. Etihad Airways flight passengers must carry negative report Passengers whose…
- Hyderabad News
Hyderabadis return by charted flight from Dammam
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Association Dammam President Mirza Zaheer Baig and his team, Mirza Zaheer Baig, Syed Osman Ali, Abdul Moiz, Ismail Sajed and Salahuddin Adil have arranged a Charter Flight on 3rd July…
- India
MP: Special flight brings back 143 Indians stranded in Russia
Indore: A special Air India flight carrying 143 Indians, who were stranded in Russia due to the coronavirus-induced-lockdown, landed at the Indore airport in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, an official said. The…
- Bangalore News
Chartered flight brings 179 migrants to Raipur from Bengaluru
Raipur/Bengaluru: Helped by a group of law school graduates and generous donors, 179 stranded migrant workers, including women and children, were airlifted from Bengaluru to Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur on Thursday in a chartered…
- India
Minister shares busy skies image as flights resume – Pics inside
New Delhi: As domestic flight services resumed on Monday after a suspension of two months, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri shared a live image by a real time flight tracking service…
- India
Guidelines issued for domestic flight operations
New Delhi: A day after announcing resumption of domestic commercial passenger flights from May 25, the Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday issued detailed guidelines for airlines, airports, passengers and other stakeholders. Lower, upper…
- India
First repatriation flight arrives in Kolkata with 169 people
Kolkata: The first repatriation flight to Kolkata, carrying 169 people from Bangladesh, arrived at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport here on Monday afternoon, officials said. The flight from Dhaka reached…
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