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September 14th, 2020 4:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

International Flights: No Change for Travellers Despite Relaxation on Rules

International Flights from India to USA and France have started operating. Airlines from France and the USA have been carrying passengers on both legs from India. The situation for International travellers is not going to change much by India's travel corridor. "India is negotiating travel corridors with several countries and has already made an agreement with the USA and France to resume flights", said the Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh... Read More

September 10th, 2020 4:33 PM 0 COMMENTS

GoAir Flight Protocols After The Lockdown Lifts

GoAir flight protocols are something to look at. They are maybe a hint of what’s coming next with every other airline. GoAir recently said that it is going to resume operations post lockdown on May 4, 2020, if the government allows so. But moving ahead, the airline will start the check-in process three hours prior the departure times. Along with this, there will be new rules for boarding aircraft as... Read More

September 1st, 2020 1:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Flights Post Lockdown: No Cabbin Baggage, Mandatory Aarogya Setu App and More

Once the lockdown is lifted and commercial flights are allowed to resume, you will have to follow the new rules and procedures set by the authorities. The Civil Aviation Ministry has come out with a draft of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for restarting commercial flights. According to the new draft, you are not going to be allowed to carry any cabin luggage. Apart from that, you will have to show... Read More

August 23rd, 2020 2:14 AM 0 COMMENTS

GoAir Wins Best Airline Title at Andaman Tourism Awards 2019

According to the stats, GoAir has been one of the most punctual airlines of India in the past year. It was recently awarded the title of ‘Best Airline’ in the recently held Andaman Tourism Awards 2019. The awards ceremony was held at Port Blair which was in association with the tourism ministry and Andaman Association of Tour Operators. GoAir has been able to keep its flights on time for the... Read More

August 22nd, 2020 3:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

Taxibots for Towing Planes to Be Used at IGI Airport, New Vehicles Will Help Curb Pollution: KSU Spokesperson

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given its nod for the usage of taxibots in Delhi airport for testing or piloting purposes. These taxibots would have their engine shut off from the parking bay to the runway holding point. It is being said that the use of taxibots would bring significant improvement in keeping a check on pollution. SpiceJet and Jet Airways would be the first one to use... Read More

July 30th, 2020 9:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vande Bharat Mission Passengers Don’t Need to Pay Extra for Bookings Through Travel Agents

The Civil Aviation Ministry of India has released a special statement for all the passengers who are booking their flights under the Vande Bharat Mission. The Ministry has marked that all the passengers who are booking tickets through travel agents on international flights under the Vande Bharat Mission will not have to pay any extra charge to the travel agent. The fares which are mentioned in the official website of... Read More

July 27th, 2020 6:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vande Bharat Mission Next Phase Will Associate With More Countries

Vande Bharat Mission is run by the government to bring back stranded Indian citizens from other countries amid the pandemic. As per the Civil Aviation Ministry, India is joining with countries like US, Canada, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Singapore, Frankfurt, UK, Paris, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, New Zealand, Philippines and others. Earlier, the ministry had announced that phase 5 of the Vande Bharat Mission will start from August 1. Also, as the... Read More

July 22nd, 2020 8:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

International Flights Booking Resumes In Travel Portals

International flights have started flying to and from India. Earlier, as a consequence of COVID-19 outbreak on the global scale, the Civil Aviation Ministry of India had decided to suspend all the travel routes. Although international flights started functioning a while back, booking of these flights were done through embassies or Air India website or office only. Now the ministry has permitted the travel portals and agents to book tickets... Read More

July 17th, 2020 9:14 AM 0 COMMENTS

Additional Security Protocol for Airlines to Come This Week in Light of P&W Engine Issues

Indian aviation regulator, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) met with officials of Pratt & Whitney, IndiGo, GoAir and Airbus to review the frequent in-flight shutdown of engines which both the airlines are facing since the induction of the A320Neo planes in early 2016. The aviation watchdog has said that it will come out with additional security protocol within a week for these airlines who are facing Pratt &... Read More

July 16th, 2020 4:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

International Flights To Have A New Set Of Guidelines For Restarting

International flights are all set to restart soon. The government has not finalised the dates yet. Earlier reports said that the government might decide on restarting of international flights by July. But it has been delayed to August or September due to the unabating growth of CoronaVirus in the country. Right now, the civil aviation ministry is working on a new set of guidelines for international flights. While the central... Read More

July 16th, 2020 6:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi Hindon Airport Will Open for Commercial Operations From July First Week

Commercial operations at Delhi’s Hindon air base to begin from July first week. Night operations will remain banned for now due to the movements of Nilgai on the airstrip, a report by Zee Business claimed. The flights from Hindon airport will mostly serve regional destinations and will be functioning under the Regional Connectivity Scheme of the Government ‘’Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’ (UDAN). Under the rules of the UDAN scheme,... Read More

July 16th, 2020 6:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Caps The Ticket Fares To/From Srinagar-Delhi At Under Rs 7000

Amidst the political tension in Kashmir, Air India has reduced the maximum fare on flights connected Delhi and Srinagar. The capped fare will be in effect until Indian Independence Day on August 15, 2019. Under the capped rates, Srinagar-Delhi one-way fare costs Rs 6715 and Delhi-Srinagar tickets will have an upper limit of Rs 6,899. Other airlines, including GoAir and Vistara, have also capped the ticket rates of the flights... Read More

July 16th, 2020 6:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

Domestic Air Traffic Growth of India Decreased to 13.34% in October, Lowest in Last 14 Months: DGCA

According to the data unveiled by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India has reported 13.34% of domestic air traffic growth in October 2018. During October, around 1.18 crore passengers flew on domestic flights. The percentage is the lowest in the last 14 months. The Passenger Load Factor (PLF) that determines the airline’s occupancy too has reported a slowdown. The decrease is evident for most carriers, including IndiGo, AirAsia... Read More

July 16th, 2020 6:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

Government Looking Forward to Selling Entire Stake in Air India, Likely to Invite Bids in a Few Weeks

Thew news about Air India’s privatisation has been floating around in the industry for quite some time now. However, there has been no real development in the matter since last time when the government invited bids from the potential buyers to buy a partial stake in the airline, the investors had backed out. But this time, the government is all set to invite fresh bids for the sale of the... Read More

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