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Cockpit and cabin crew suffer as fresh Covid wave hits air travel

Aviation jobs were scarce even before the Covid-19 pandemic arrived on Indian shores in early 2020. The situation has been exacerbated since

7.82 mn domestic air passengers in March, slightly lower than Feb: DGCA

India resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25 last year

SpiceJet to charge no fees for changes done at least 5 days prior to flight

SpiceJet on Saturday said passengers will not be charged any fees for changing date or time in their tickets at least five days prior to the departure date.

Empty middle seats may reduce Covid-19 exposure on flights, lab study finds

Leaving middle seats open could provide airline passengers more protection from the novel coronavirus: study

Flight loads drop below 100 for four straight days as flyers defer travel

Industry execs say booking volumes down 30-40%; Airlines have begun clubbing flights last minute due to weakening demand

No intention to curtail flight services amid Covid spike: Hardeep Puri

Puri further said he directed airport officials and authorities to put into no-flyers list such passengers who are not following Covid norms

Pilots, cabin crew won't fly for 48 hours after getting Covid vaccine: DGCA

'If there are no symptoms after 48 hours, the air crew is fit to resume 'unrestricted' flying duties,' says the aviation regulator

Alliance Air launches flights from Bilaspur under UDAN scheme

Alliance Air is a subsidiary of Air India

Hand luggage-only fare: Up to 15% cheaper for flyers, airlines benefit too

Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday allowed airlines to unbundle services including check-in baggage, meaning airlines can charge extra for them

Alliance Air to commence flights betweeb Bilaspur-Delhi from March

Continuing efforts to bolster regional connectivity across India, Alliance Air will add Bilaspur in its service network as the 45th destination, the airline said

Air-bubble arrangement between India, Russia to kick in from tomorrow

India and Russia have concluded an air-bubble arrangement and it will come into effect from Friday

Flight ops restored in Kashmir after remaining affected due to bad weather

The air traffic to and fro Kashmir was restored on Thursday hours after the flight operations were affected in the morning due to bad weather as most parts of the valley received overnight snowfall

RBI tweaks FEMA regulations, gives wings to recycling of aircraft

Till now, export of planes in knocked-down condition was not allowed

Vistara to operate daily flights on Delhi-Sharjah route from Jan 20

Full service carrier Vistara said on Monday it will be operating daily flights between Delhi and Sharjah from January 20 onwards

Indonesia's rescue team locates crash site, black boxes of Boeing jet

Debris suspected to be from Flight SJ182 has been found along with emergency signals transmitted by two devices, with the search team already locating both flight recorders

Indonesian airliner carrying 62 people loses contact after takeoff

A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Saturday on a domestic flight, officials said.

Vistara to start non-stop flight services between New Delhi, Frankfurt

Full-service carrier Vistara on Thursday said it will commence non-stop special flight services between New Delhi and Frankfurt in Germany

DGCA turns paperless, will offer all licences online by February-end

Civil aviation regulator to launch mobile app for pilots

India-UK flights to restart from Jan 6, UK-India services from Jan 8: Puri

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday flights from India to UK will resume from January 6, while services from that country to here would resume from January 8 onwards. "Resumption of flights between India & UK: India to UK from 6 Jan 2021. UK to India from 8 Jan 2021. 30 flights will operate every week. 15 each by Indian & UK carriers," Puri said on Twitter. "This schedule is valid till 23 Jan 2021. Further frequency will be determined after review," he added. Earlier, Puri had announced on Friday that only 30 flights per week will operate between India and the UK when services resume from January 8 and that this arrangement will continue till January 23. India had suspended all passenger flights connecting the two countries from December 23 to January 7 as a new variant of coronavirus emerged in the UK.

Bengaluru international airport runway upgraded for low visibility

The second runway of Kempegowda international airport has been upgraded to facilitate smooth operation of flights even during low visibility