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Best of BS Opinion: Unemployment rate at 24.3%, confusion in air, and more

Business Standard opinion pieces for the day talk about various aspects of the Covid crisis

Confusion in air

Aviation ministry should have taken states on board

Bravehearts on board

What happens after the initial pent-up demand for air travel wanes?

Here's how the first day of resumption of domestic flights panned out

Delhi airport had as many as 80 flight cancellations, infuriating passengers. It would interest you to know that Delhi airport was supposed to handle around 380 domestic flights today

Amid coronavirus crisis, states set to ground Centre's flight plan

Maharashtra blocks operations; others suggest quarantine for passengers

Hopeful of starting international flights before August, says Hardeep Puri

All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 25 when the Modi government imposed a lockdown to contain the novel cornavirus pandemic

Govt cap on airfares will have 7 bands based on flight duration: Puri

The minister said the first band, which would have it's specific lower and upper limits of airfare, will consist of flights that are of less than 40 minutes duration

Delhi-Mumbai no more than Rs 10,000 as govt sets limits on airfares

No food on board, carriers to provide safety equipment; passengers can only do web check-in, must have Aarogya Setu app in order to fly

Flying on clipped wings

Capping airline fares is unnecessary

Domestic flights to resume on May 25: Here's what is allowed and what isn't

Here is what is going to change for passengers as they fly from Monday

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

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.

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

Sanitisers to ticket price: 10 changes to note when India resumes flights

Facemasks and social distancing measures may become a common practice for airline passengers.

Credai reports 40-50% hike in cement, steel prices; alleges cartelisation

The association has written a letter to Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri seeking his intervention in the matter

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

London-Delhi flight ticket to cost Rs 50,000: Govt on evacuating Indians

On arrival from abroad, all passengers will be screened and put under quarantine for a period of 14 days as a COVID-19 precautionary measure, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said

Traders seek clarity, urge states to issue guidelines on reopening of shops

The Retailers Association of India (RAI) said the government's order to allow reopening of shops is open to interpretation as terms like "market complexes" are not easily understood

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

Indian airlines may suffer $11.2 bn revenue loss, 2.9 mn jobs at risk: IATA

IATA called for a combination of direct financial support, loans, loan guarantees and support for the corporate bond market, and tax relief