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Seven major evacuation operations conducted in India's history

Listen to the podcast to know about the first leg of India's coronavirus evacuation that kick-starts tomorrow and also take a look at 7 major evacuation operations carried out in India's history

15,000 Indians to be evacuated from 24 countries in 1st week starting May 7

Flights have been planned to Gulf, New York, London, Chicago, Dhaka, San Francisco and Singapore

Govt extends deadline to bid for Air India by two months till 30 June

The aviation sector has been hit hard by Covid-19 with airlines cancelling international flights and announcing pay cuts for employees.

Covid-19: Singapore to send 78 tonnes of relief materials to India

With 1,990 more COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's count of coronavirus cases has reached 26,496

Air India employees urge govt to cancel airlines' decision to cut pay

The unions pointed out that the Centre has invoked the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 with directions to implement lockdown measures for the containment of spread of Covid-19

Covid-19: India told airlines to stop selling tickets, but they wouldn't

Four of the country's top six airlines, which together control 80 per cent of the local market, are selling domestic flight tickets for as soon as the third week of May

Market Ahead, April 22: Top Factors That Could Guide Markets Today

The Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate today announced that it has signed binding agreements for an investment of Rs 43,574 crore by Facebook into Jio Platforms

Air India sale to be delayed as govt mulls extending last date for EOI

Bidders, who are communicating with the Indian government, say the bankruptcies announced by several airlines globally due to the travel ban to control the coronavirus pandemic have hit investor senti

Flight curbs to be lifted when coronavirus is under control, says minister

Hardeep Singh Puri also said a directive was issued on Sunday to airlines, restraining them from doing open bookings since they did not heed to government's advice in the matter

After aviation minister's 'advice', Air India stops bookings on all flights

The minister's comment came on Saturday night, hours after the national carrier stated that it has opened bookings on select domestic flights from May 4

Air India opens bookings on select domestic routes for travel from May 4

India has been under lockdown since March 25 to curb the spread of novel coronavirus

Experts, passenger associations want airlines to stop advance bookings

All airlines except Air India were accepting bookings for domestic flights beyond April 14 but now those would be cancelled as government extended the lockdown.

Top headlines: NBFCs to face liquidity crisis, IndiGo to stop on-board food

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Air India afloat despite 'crippling effect' of Covid-19, says Rajiv Bansal

Bansal, in a message on Thursday, also assured the employees of providing all the "essential armoury" in carrying out evacuations and running chartered flights amid the pandemic

AI appeals passengers of 4 flights to self-quarantine after 3 test positive

Two of these flights were from Goa to Mumbai, one from Mumbai to Delhi and another from Delhi to Patna.

Air India extends suspension of domestic flight bookings till April 30

A senior Air India executive said suspending domestic network was an internal decision

Covid-19 impact: Air India suspends contract of around 200 employees

The national carrier has already cut the allowances of all employees, except cabin crew, by 10 per cent for the next three months

Crew getting substandard Covid-19 protective gear in flights: Air India

Air India has been permitted by DGCA to fly special flights to transport test kits, medicines, relief material and Indians coming from abroad or foreigners going to their countries

Air India pilots complain of inferior protective gear, dearth of sanitisers

The carrier evacuated Indians from China and Italy and will be operating repatriation flights for German citizens to Frankfurt in this week

Covid-19: IndiGo crew stuck as govt withholds permission for ferry flights

Around 50 pilots and cabin crew of the airline couldn't return before lockdown was announced