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Empty skies, emptier flights: Flying on coronavirus-clipped wings
Domestic air passenger traffic declined 43.39 year-on-year during the January-May period
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Govt asks airlines to expand capacity to 50% from current cap of 33%
The ministry has sought suggestions from airlines on whether this is feasible
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'Crisis after crisis': Why govt won't bail out Indian aviation
Other countries have pumped in $123 billion in relief for their airlines
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Airlines must extend credit period for two years: SC on cancelled tickets
The bench asked the Centre and airlines to sit together and devise modalities on the ways to refund the passengers for cancellation of their tickets during the lockdown.
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Over 70,000 returned to India, 17k flew out on Vande Mission flights: Puri
'Vande Bharat' mission is a Government of India's initiative to bring home Indian nationals stranded in various parts of the world due to restrictions over air travel to contain Covid-19 spread
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Covid-19 impact: Airlines expected to lose $84.3 bn in 2020, says IATA
Even as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise globally, various countries have restarted domestic and international air travel, albeit with precautions
America will allow Chinese passenger carriers to fly two flights per week
On Wednesday, Washington said it planned to bar all Chinese passenger airlines from flying to the United States by June 16 due to Beijing's curbs on US carriers.
US to revise ban on Chinese passenger airlines in coming days: Report
The announcement should allow US carriers to resume once-a-week flights into a city of their choosing starting on June
Get, set, fly: Here's how airlines ensured safe travel as services resumed
The first step was identifying the touch points to reduce contact and go for sanitisation wherever that is not possible
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Aviation regulator says locusts a threat to flight ops, issues guidelines
India is battling the worst desert locust invasion in more than 21 years
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Lufthansa refuses to accept EU conditions on $10-billion bailout
Airlines including Air France-KLM and the main U.S. carriers have all sought government aid to ride out the coronavirus crisis, which has brought air travel to a near-halt.
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Latin America's LATAM Airlines files for bankruptcy protection in US
LATAM is the latest corporate victim of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought a virtual halt to air travel, joining Colombia's Avianca Holdings SA and Australia's Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd
Day 1 of flights resumption: Airlines walk an extra mile to ensure safe ops
Domestic operations were suspended on March 24. While cargo and relief operations are underway, a majority of aircraft had to be maintained in proper condition.
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Lockdown 4.0: Will airfare caps benefit airlines and protect consumers?
Those who defend the caps say controlling fares is important because weaker airlines with hardly any cash reserves might be forced to close down
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Covid-19 crisis: Airlines say flights between green zones unviable
Want services to resume only after at least three major airports in the country become functional
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From web check-in to Aarogya Setu app, AAI outlines steps for passengers
The Ministry of Civil Aviation had earlier issued a draft of the standard operating procedure to all aviation stakeholders
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Govt revives flexible use of airspace policy, move to help airlines
Sitharaman said only 60 per cent of Indian airspace is freely available and restrictions will be eased so that civilian flying becomes more efficient
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Domestic flights resume Monday, passengers to get coronavirus guidelines
Coronavirus has had a significant impact on international aviation due to the stringent border controls and travel bans to contain the virus infection.
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Centre reverses stance, allows domestic flights to resume on May 25
Aviation minister's tweet caught airlines and airports off guard as they were preparing for a resumption from June 1
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DGCA calls meet with airlines today for resumption of domestic operations
he meeting will be held at the headquarters of the DGCA and in order to maintain social distancing guidelines, two persons from each airline are only allowed in the meeting