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- World
US to ban all flights to China ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
Washington: The US will be banning all commercial flights to China from January 19 as Beijing tries to keep coronavirus infections at bay ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Starting next week,…
- India
Indigo to cancel around 20 percent flights, waive change fees
New Delhi: Airline company IndiGo on Sunday said it will cancel around 20 percent of its scheduled flights due to rising Covid cases. “We anticipate that around 20 percent of our current…
- World
Nearly 20,000 flights cancelled in US since Christmas Eve
Washington: Nearly 20,000 flights have been cancelled in the US since Christmas Eve till this week, a media report said. Among them were 1,760 flight cancellations within, in or out of the…
- World
Over 2K flights canceled on New Year Day in US as Omicron surges
New York: Over 2,000 flights have been cancelled on New Year’s Day as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continued to upend airline operations during the holiday travel season in the US.…
- World
Impact of Omicron: More than 2800 flights cancelled on Thursday
Washington: More than 2,800 flights were cancelled and nearly 12,000 more were delayed around the world on Thursday as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus caused staff shortages at airlines, the tracking…
- India
Here’s why you might hear Indian music on flights from now on
The Ministry of Civil Aviation, stating that music in India began as an “integral part of socio-religious life” has written to Indian airlines and airports to play Indian music onboard aircraft and…
- Business
Flight cancellations snarl holiday plans for thousands
New York: Airlines continued to cancel hundreds of flights Saturday because of staffing issues tied to COVID-19, disrupting holiday celebrations during one of the busiest travel times of the year. FlightAware, a…
- World
3,000 flights cancelled worldwide due to COVID-19 staffing issues: Reports
Washington: Nearly 3,000 flights have been cancelled worldwide as airlines cite COVID-19 staffing issues, according to reports. United Airlines confirmed that more than 100 flights that were scheduled for Christmas Eve have…
- World
Follow WHO advice, rescind travel bans: IATA to govts
New Delhi: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to follow World Health Organisation’s (WHO) advice and immediately rescind travel bans that were introduced in response to the Omicron variant…
- India
India to review decision on resumption of international flights
New Delhi: In wake of the emergence of the new COVID Variant of Concern ‘Omicron’, India will review its decision on the effective date of resumption of scheduled commercial international passengers services.…
- India
International flights to resume normal functioning soon: Centre
Ministry of Civil Aviation, Secretary, Rajiv Bansal on Wednesday said that International flights operations are to return to normal functioning soon. MoCA has sought additional Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) security personnel…
- World
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to increase frequency of flights
Islamabad/Kabul: Pakistan and Afghanistan have signed an agreement to increase the frequency of flights between the two countries and also to provide professional training to Afghanistan’s aviation staff in areas of security,…
- Middle East
Emirates Airline cancels four flights due to heavy rains in Chennai
Dubai: Dubai-based Emirates airline on Wednesday announced that four flights have been canceled due to heavy rains in Chennai. According to a report published in Khaleej Times, these flights were scheduled to…
- India
Domestic air passenger traffic accelerates in October: ICRA
New Delhi: Lower Covid-19 infections, along with festive demand, boosted domestic air passenger traffic growth on both sequential as well as on year-on-year basis in October, ratings agency ICRA said. Domestic air…
- India
Despite Pak denying air space, Srinagar-Sharjah flight won’t stop: BJP
Srinagar: Denial of air space by Pakistan won’t affect direct flights between Srinagar and Sharjah, J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina said on Friday. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Raina said flights will…
