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Covid: No meal service on flights shorter than 2 hours, says govt

This comes as coronavirus cases continue to soar in the country

Six companies win bids to build flying training schools at AAI airports

AAI had bid airports at Belagavi, Jalgaon, Kalaburagi, Khajuraho, Lilabari as part of new policy to buttress its revenue

Former Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube plans to launch a new airline in 2021

Dube has teamed up with his airline colleagues Praveen Iyer and Nikhil Ved for the venture and has held talks with aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing

Civil Aviation Ministry opens bid for 392 air routes under UDAN 4.1 scheme

The Union Civil Aviation Ministry has proposed 392 new routes under its flagship scheme UDAN 4.1 bidding process on the commencement of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'

Civil aviation min working on demand to bring jet fuel under GST: Kharola

ATF or jet fuel cost in India is among the highest in the world and the industry has long been demanding that it should be brought under GST regime

Jet Airways cannot claim historical right on airport slots: Govt to NCLT

The ministry and the civil aviation regulator have said the government will consider the airline's request for slots as per existing policy

Air travel becomes expensive as govt announces 30% fare hike by Rs 5,600

The government has stated that the fare hike was necessitated due to the opening of the aviation market

BCCI gets permission to use drones for aerial filming of cricket matches

Indian aviation regulator DGCA and the Civil Aviation Ministry have given conditional permissions to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for aerial filming of cricket matches this year.

Civil aviation ministry bats for coronavirus vaccines for aviation staff

Currently, doctors, nurses, and all hospital staff are being administered the Covid-19 vaccines across India

Consider vaccinating aviation workers on priority basis: MoCA to govt

Recently, airlines and airports had approached MoCA and highlighted the need to vaccinate their staff on priority basis, albeit once the medical personnel are covered

Vaccine movement begins, 4 airlines to fly 5.6 mn doses from Pune: Puri

Four airlines will operate nine flights to transport 56.5 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pune to 13 cities across the country on Tuesday, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Vaccine movement has started, he said on Twitter, adding that first two flights operated by "SpiceJet and GoAir from Pune to Delhi and Chennai have taken off". "Today @airindiain @flyspicejet @goairlinesindia & @IndiGo6E will operate 9 flights from Pune with 56.5 lakh doses to Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Bengaluru, Lucknow & Chandigarh," he said on Twitter.

Cap on domestic airfare extended till 31 March, but with rules tweaked

Airlines will need to sell 20% seats below midpoint of the fare band on each flight instead of 40% as mandated earlier

Govt allows limited resumption of flights to, from UK amid new strain fears

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that the government is reviewing the situation and it has allowed limited resumption of civil aviation with the United Kingdom

Govt lifts cap on domestic flights to 80% of pre-Covid levels

The cap on the number of domestic flights that Indian airlines are permitted to operate was increased from 70 per cent to 80 per cent of their pre-COVID levels on Thursday, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. The minister had said on November 11 that the Indian airlines can operate up to 70 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic passenger flights due to the prevailing demand amid the coronavirus situation. Puri tweeted on Thursday, "Domestic operations recommenced with 30K passengers on 25 May & have now touched a high of 2.52 lakhs on 30 Nov 2020." "Ministry of Civil Aviation is now allowing domestic carriers to increase their operations from existing 70% to 80% of pre-COVID approved capacity," he stated. The ministry had resumed scheduled domestic passenger services from May 25, after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus lockdown. However, the airlines were allowed to operate not more than 33 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic flights. On June 26, this was ..

India domestic air passenger traffic reaches over half of pre-Covid levels

India's domestic passenger traffic has reached more than half of pre-coronavirus pandemic level operations with the number of daily air travellers crossing over two lakh in November

Govt to increase cap on domestic flights to 70-75% of pre-Covid levels soon

The ministry had said last week that Indian carriers can operate a maximum of 60 per cent of their pre-Covid domestic passenger flights till February 24 next year

Maximum 60% of pre-Covid domestic flights can be operated till Feb 24: Govt

Indian airlines can operate maximum 60 per cent of their pre-Covid domestic passenger flights till February 24 next year due to the prevailing coronavirus situation, Civil Aviation Ministry has said

Some countries haven't yet removed restrictions on entry of Indians: Puri

Some countries have still not removed restrictions on the entry of Indians and the government is ready to fly passengers to these countries whenever they ease their limits, said Hardeep Singh Puri

Jet Airways will have to reapply for slots, have 20 planes for global ops

When it shut operations, Jet Airways had close to 700 such slots pair including 116 and 214 in prime airports of Delhi and Mumbai

Want to enter or leave India? Here are the new govt visa rules in pandemic

The move will enable foreign nationals to come to India for various purposes such as business, conferences, employment, studies and research