The national air carrier, Air India, has been operating under a loss for years now and has a mountain of debt on its shoulders. Thus the government had earlier decided to sell a 76% majority stake of the airline to interested buyers. However, there were no takers for the airline at that point in time. In the second round of attempt, the Modi government might actually sell the airline to... Read More
The Indian aviation sector has been served with a disappointing order recently. The government has decided to reduce the number of flights the airlines can operate. In simple words, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to cap the percentage of flights any airline can operate to a lower number than the existing one. According to a report from the Times of India, the government has asked the airlines to... Read More
All the three airlines of the SIA group - Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, and Scoot have done something which no other airline group in the world has done so far. The concerned airlines have operated flights with a full set of vaccinated cabin crew and pilots. There were three flights, one from each airline that took off with cabin crew and pilots who were all vaccinated against the COVID-19 or coronavirus.... Read More
Domestic flight operations in India have grown over the last few months. According to Remi Maillard, Airbus President and Managing Director India and South Asia, the Indian airlines are now operating up to 60% of their pre-COVID capacity, which is better than most of the world. While indicating India is recovering very well, he said that the country's aviation sector is ‘still in the eye of the storm’. According to... Read More
IndiGo, India’s number one low-cost airline, has added one new destination in its portfolio - Agra. It is worth noting that this will be the airline’s 64th domestic destination. IndiGo will connect Agra from Bangalore and Bhopal by offering direct flight service in the routes under its regional connectivity scheme (RCS). As per an IANS report, these flights are slated to start from March 28, 2021. Bookings for these particular... Read More
IndiGo has been able to recover much faster than any other airline in India. In fact, compared to major international airlines, IndiGo has posted a faster recovery in revenues, and its market share still stands strong in India. As per a report from Reuters, the airline has reached 80% of its pre-COVID capacity. IndiGo is now recognised as the biggest airline out of China and the United States and the... Read More
In a recent update, Air India has announced that it will suspend all its flights to and from Oman. All the international flights to the United Kingdom (UK) have also been suspended. Apparently, a new type of coronavirus is infecting people in the UK, and that is why the Indian government believes it to be the best in everyone’s interest to ban all the flights to the UK for now.... Read More
The flag carrier and the most popular airline of Australia, Qantas, is all set to resume several of its domestic airport lounges from December 2, 2020. The resumption would include various Qantas Clubs across Australia together with the already open Business lounges in Sydney, Perth, and Brisbane. In Melbourne, Qantas is planning to reopen its Business lounges. But at the same time, the Qantas Clubs will remain closed in Melbourne... Read More
The Indian government has issued a set of new quarantine rules for the international passengers arriving India. As per the new rules, international passengers can be exempted from undergoing mandatory institutional quarantine by submitting a negative RT-PCR test report 72 hours before travelling. As per a PTI report, International passengers travelling to India can also get tested for COVID-19 at the airports where the facility is available. The Health Ministry... Read More
The Indian government had earlier issued an order stating that the airlines could operate up to 60% of the pre-COVID domestic flights. But there was a question as to until when will the airlines operate up to 60% of their pre-COVID domestic flights. As per a PTI report, the Civil Aviation Ministry has cleared through an order issued on October 29, 2020, that this system of flying will remain in... Read More
Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, will operate special, non-stop flights between Delhi and Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka, starting 5 November 2020. Vistara will fly on Thursdays and Sundays between the two cities, using its Airbus A320neo aircraft. The service operations are a part of the bilateral ‘transport bubble’ formed between India and Bangladesh. Bookings are being progressively opened on all channels, including Vistara’s website, mobile app, and through travel agents.... Read More
Vistara, India’s only full-service carrier is following multiple protocols to keep passengers safe during travelling in COVID-19 pandemic. Even though international flights are suspended until March 23, 2021, airlines are flying to different countries under air bubble agreements. Thus to keep passengers safe, Vistara is following a set of protocols. As per a PTI report, the airline has made consuming beverages safe for the passengers by offering it to them... Read More
Every state and airport has a set of quarantine measures the passenger must follow. If you are going to Delhi, it will be different. If you are going to Bangalore, it will be different. Bengaluru airport comes under the jurisdiction of Karnataka state government. The Karnataka government has announced a very stringent lockdown of 10 days in six of its districts. Those districts are — Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Urban, Kalaburagi,... Read More
Airport Authority of India (AAI) regulates a total of 137 airports in India. The airports body has issued new Goa airport quarantine rules. Every passenger travelling to Goa must know about these rules. Every city and state has different quarantine rules so you should be aware of them. As per the new rules, travellers flying to Goa will have two options. One is they can opt for 14 days home... Read More
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