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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 8th, 2020 7:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Delta Air Lines Preventive Measures For Safer Air Travel

US Legacy carrier Delta Air Lines has geared up to offer the safest and comfortable air travel to its customers. The outbreak of Covid-19 has disrupted the entire global aviation. Delta is slowing getting back in the normal routine, and the airline has already added 1,000 flights in July month because of the ease of border restrictions. Delta is taking all the preventive measures to ensure all the customers have... Read More

July 6th, 2020 10:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Etihad Airways Launches New Map To Show Risk of Travelling to Particular Global Destinations

Etihad Airways is the second-largest airline of the United Arab Emirates. Etihad has come up with a new map which helps travellers from across the globe to check risk from Coronavirus at any domestic and international destination. The website of Etihad Airways keeps on updating the data so as to provide news to the customers with utmost accuracy and the map can be accessed by anyone through the official website.... Read More

November 27th, 2021 2:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara Announces Mumbai-Singapore Flights Under VTL Scheme

Soon after the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation of India announced the opening of quarantine-free travel under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme, India’s full-service carrier Vistara published its schedule for Singapore-Mumbai flights. Vistara will resume operations under the VTL scheme from November 29. Vistara will operate its Airbus A320neo/A321neo five times a week between the two destinations. The all-inclusive, round-trip fare between... Read More

April 25th, 2022 7:22 AM 0 COMMENTS

Cathay Pacific Announces Recommencement of Flights Between India and Hong-Kong

The Hong-Kong based airline Cathay Pacific announced on Thursday that it plans to resume flights from its base in Hong Kong to India’s capital city and Mumbai. The flights have been scheduled to resume from May 4 for the Mumbai to Hong-Kong service whereas the Delhi to Hong-Kong service will start from May 6. Notably, Hong Kong has been witnessing restrictions due to Covid-19 and recently, India’s flag carrier Air... Read More

February 23rd, 2022 7:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

Mask Mandate Will be Extended: US Flight Attendants

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA mentioned in an emailed statement, "We have every hope that the mask mandate will be extended for the short future." "In flying, the conditions are the same. The vaccination is not yet available to our youngest travellers." The rule, which was initially enforced in February 2021 as a measure to limit the spread of Covid-19, is slated to expire on March 18 after being extended... Read More

February 7th, 2022 2:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kerala CM Directs the Health Department to Take Measures to Reduce the High Cost of RT-PCR in Airports

With increasing complaints from passengers about airport testing facilities charging exorbitant pricing for Rapid RT-PCR test, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed the Department of Health and Family Welfare of the state to take necessary measures to keep the testing charges affordable for passengers. The direction was issued during the COVID-19 review meeting held on Friday. The complaints about testing facilities overpricing RT-PCR tests have come up from various... Read More

February 5th, 2022 12:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Rahul Bhatia Is Now IndiGo’s Managing Director, Airline Announces Profit in Q3

A month after shareholders approved the removal of a contentious clause that finalised the settlement between IndiGo’s two fighting promoters, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., the parent company of budget carrier IndiGo, named co-founder Rahul Bhatia as its Managing Director. Bhatia would not be paid by the firm during his five-year tenure, except for the benefits and perquisites he is entitled to under the company’s guidelines. The position is the next step... Read More

February 4th, 2022 6:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

US Airlines Urge White House to Remove Pre-Departure Testing for Vaccinated Passengers

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organisation for the leading US airlines, led by a coalition of travel-industry groups, has urged the Biden administration to eliminate the pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements for vaccinated passengers travelling to the US. In a letter addressed to a White House response coordinator to the pandemic, Jeffrey Zients, , the group mentioned that the recovery of the US aviation sector would depend on the... Read More

February 3rd, 2022 7:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ryanair Voted to be the Worst Short-Haul Airline in the UK for Refunds

Ryanair, a budget airline in the United Kingdom (UK) has been voted to be the worst short-haul carrier for processing refunds during the COVID-19 pandemic. The passengers of the airline are not at all satisfied with their experience in dealing with Ryanair’s customer care service for requesting for refunds. According to a report from Sky News, many passengers of the airline had to wait for more than a month for... Read More

February 3rd, 2022 3:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Government Should Make Cancellation Charges Uniform Across Airlines, Recommends a Panel

A Parliament panel raised a request in Rajya Sabha to implement uniform air ticket cancellation charges across all airlines. The suggestion is to prescribe an upper limit for the cancellation charges that can be collected from the passengers. It raised a concern that the cancellation charges are currently not regulated by the government, resulting in considerable differences in the charges levied by various carriers. “The committee feels that it defies... Read More

January 15th, 2022 10:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

Go First Launches Free Meal, Seat Selection

Go First, India's ultra-low-cost airline is now making its services even more affordable with its latest offer for a free meal and seat selection for travellers taking off from Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and Bengaluru. Flying with Go First will aid in striking off the 'save money' goal from your new year's resolution if you are planning on catching a flight between January 11th-31st 2022. On its website, the... Read More

January 15th, 2022 5:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Hong Kong Airport Bans Passengers From 150 Countries to Prevent Omicron Spread

Hong Kong International Airport has announced that it will ban passengers from more than 150 countries and territories to control Omicron spread. The ban from 150 countries, which Hong Kong deems ‘high-risk’, will last for a month from January 16 to February 16. Besides, the people staying in any of these 150 countries in the last 21 days cannot enter Hong Kong even for transit purposes during this period. According... Read More

January 14th, 2022 4:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Singapore Blames Indian Airlines for Deploying Crew Members Without Completing a 14-Day Home Quarantine

The Singapore Immigration Department has raised concerns with Indian airlines, alleging that they are breaking the COVID-19 protocol by deploying crew members on international flights before completing the 14-day mandatory home isolation period. The aviation authority Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is likely to look into the matter and take action if required. The increase in the Omicron cases and home isolation requirements have made it challenging for the... Read More

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