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Myanmar extends international flight ban till end of January

Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications has further extended the temporary suspension period of international commercial flights until the end of January

Aviation sector hit hard by Covid-19, but recovery may not be far away

Experts believe nimbler carriers will survive the pandemic's carnage

Goa routes dominate domestic flight bookings in Christmas, shows data

Customers continue to book closer to travel date due to uncertainty over travel restrictions imposed by states

India suspends UK flights as 'abundant precaution' against new virus strain

Europe and regions from Canada to Hong Kong have already suspended travel links to the UK

IndiGo, Stemz Healthcare to offer pre-flight RT-PCR test to passengers

To book a test, passengers can take appointments online on IndiGo website through a co-branded URL page based on their travel date, the release noted

India-Germany flights resume under bilateral air bubble: Hardeep Puri

The German carrier had on September 29 announced suspension of all its 'planned flights' between India and Germany till October 20, citing 'unexpected rejection'

Industry body urges govt to lift flight curbs in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

An association of hotels and restaurants has urged the Union government to lift restrictions on flight landings in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to aid the coronavirus-hit tourism sector of the Union Territory. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration will resume tourism activities in some parts of the archipelago ahead of the festive season, after a gap of almost seven months, an official said. Around 35,000 families in the region depend on the sector for livelihood, he said. The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India, in a letter to the Union tourism minister, had recently sought removal of flight landing restrictions in the UT along with ensuring inter-island connectivity for tourists. "At present, the biggest challenge faced by the tourism and hospitality industry here is the action of the administration to limit the number of flights each day to only two against the usual demand of 18 flights," FHRAI vice- president Gurbaxish Singh Kohli ...

SpiceJet operates 1,000 flights to repatriate 175,000 passengers

Budget carrier SpiceJet on Friday said it has operated over 1,000 charter flights to repatriate 175,000 passengers so far in times of the pandemic

Virgin Atlantic to start flights to Manchester from Mumbai, Delhi

British premier carrier Virgin Atlantic announced launch of flight services from India to Manchester, which has a sizeable population of Indian origin people, starting December 20

Mamata urges Centre to continue with Kolkata-London direct flights

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that there is a huge demand for flights to European countries from this part of India and urged the Centre to continue with Kolkata-London direct flight services

Number of passengers flying in single day increases to over 178,000

The total number of passengers flying in a single day increased to 1,78,431 on October 11, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday

On-board meal service in flights to resume soon as govt lifts ban

In-flight meals were banned when air transport had resumed on 25 May to counter the spread of the virus

Unscheduled transit flights can't land for specific hours in Delhi on I-Day

The Delhi International Airport Ltd said scheduled flights will operate as normal

Domestic air traffic rises 6% in July as aviation sector tries to take off

Airlines flew 2.1 mn passengers in July, against 1.9 mn in June

SpiceJet offers discounts, vouchers up to Rs 2,000 to boost seat capacity

Domestic capacity of airlines in india this July at 27 per cent of 2019 level, says Icra

Special flights carrying 1,153 Gujarat residents to arrive during May 10-13

Five special flights carrying 1,153 residents of Gujarat, who have been stranded in various countries due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown in India, will land in Ahmedabad between May 10 and May 13

Nobody should pay more for tickets via agents on Vande Bharat flights: Govt

Scheduled international passenger flights continue to remain suspended in India since March 23 amid the coronavirus pandemic

Air travel bubble takes flight even as demand tapers due to entry curbs

Air France and United have already commenced bookings for travel from Paris and Newark to India, while Lufthansa is yet to open inbound sales

IndiGo has carried 75,428 fliers through charter ops, Vande Bharat Mission

IndiGo has operated 436 international passenger charter flights and 51 international repatriation flights under the Vande Bharat Mission from 3 till July 14

India to operate 9 more flights to evacuate stranded citizens from UAE

Air India Express will operate these flights as part of the Vande Bharat Mission to south Indian cities from Sharjah