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January 19th, 2022 7:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

India Extends Ban on Scheduled International Flights Until February 28

India’s aviation regulatory authority, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial flights to and from India till February 28, 2022. The restrictions will not apply to international all-cargo flights, and a few flights approved explicitly by DGCA. The flights under bilateral air bubble arrangement and Mission Vande Bharat will continue to operate. “The competent authority has decided to extend the suspension of scheduled... Read More

January 3rd, 2022 11:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet Rajkot-Delhi Flight Takes Off Without ATC Clearance, DGCA to Conduct the Probe

A SpiceJet commercial flight took off from Rajkot, Gujarat, without the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) required clearance. The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered an investigation into the matter. The pilots of the Rajkot-Delhi flight have been removed from the roster while the Directorate General of Civil Aviation conducts the investigation. The event occurred on December 30, 2021, according to an ANI report citing the Rajkot airport director. “The... Read More

December 14th, 2021 9:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

Six Boeing Max 737 Aircraft Are Currently in Use for Commercial Operations, Confirms Minister

SpiceJet has started using six aircraft out of its 13 Boeing 737 Max planes for commercial operations, confirms the Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh. In a reply given to Rajya Sabha, the Minister said that the plane was approved for operations after Boeing modified the aircraft’s software as mandated in EASA’s airworthiness directive. “Out of 13 grounded Boeing 737 Max aircraft of Spice Jet, six aircraft... Read More

December 10th, 2021 9:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

International Flights from India Suspended Until January 31, 2022

In a recent announcement, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said that all regular international flights will be further suspended until January 31, 2022. The government had earlier announced that it would restart international flights from December 15, 2021. Passenger demand for international travel was increasing, and air bubble agreements were only hindering the growth prospects for the airlines and the travel and tourism sector across the country.... Read More

November 11th, 2021 10:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Transitions its Services into Electronic Mode, Reduces Approval Time

In the recent development of events, the Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia informed today that transitioning of services into online mode at Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will reduce the time taken to get approvals by 10% when the process gets completed. The DGCA is the regulatory authority that looks over the Indian aviation industry. Benefits of Going Online The Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in the statement... Read More

October 30th, 2021 10:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Suspension on International Passenger Flights Prolonged Till November 30th

The aviation regulator in the country, DGCA informed on Friday that the suspension of the scheduled international passenger flights will be prolonged until November 30th, 2021. The flights have been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. The DGCA further said that even though the suspension is extended, some of the international scheduled flights may be operated on selective routes under the supervision of competent authorities on a case-to-case basis. The... Read More

October 16th, 2021 11:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet’s License for Carrying ‘Dangerous Goods’ Suspended

According to the recent development from the sources, SpiceJet’s licence for the transportation of ‘Dangerous Goods’ has been suspended by aviation regulator DGCA for allegedly violating the defined regulations. According to a report from PTI, the suspension period will be of 30 days, during which SpiceJet is barred from carrying dangerous goods, which also includes lithium-ion batteries in their domestic as well as international flights. Why the Licence Got Suspended?... Read More

August 10th, 2021 5:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Wants Airlines to Keep a Check on Third-Party Platforms

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked the airlines to keep a check on the flight fares that the third-party platforms are reflecting. In the last few days, a lot of confusion has stirred amongst the public related to the flight fares. Naturally, because of the limited number of international flights, the tickets will get a little expensive. But there were people claiming that the flight tickets for... Read More

January 29th, 2021 9:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

International Flights Can Resume From Summer of 2021

Regular international flights might restart from the summer or first-half of 2021. But it will depend a lot upon the number of people vaccinated all around the globe. A senior government official told The Economic Times that within three to four months, a large number of people are expected to be vaccinated. It will remove the need for COVID-19 testing for them along with quarantine measures which will bring normalcy... Read More

December 9th, 2020 10:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kozhikode Airport to Allow Big Aircraft Operations Resume

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given the green flag to the Kozhikode Airport for resuming all the big aircraft operations from January 2021. The permission from the DGCA headquarters has come after a thorough inspection of the runway and the airport facilities to accommodate big aircraft landings and take-offs by the DGCA officials. The DGCA has also asked Air India and Saudi Air for preparing a traffic... Read More

November 20th, 2020 11:36 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vijayawada Airport Expanded Runway to Start Within 3 Months

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently gave a green flag to the Vijayawada Airport for utilising its expanded runway for landing and taking-off of flights. The Vijayawada International Airport located in Gannavaram will now be able to use the expanded runway for operating flights which was completed after undergoing construction for 24 months. However, the flight take-off and landing won’t start right away at the concerned runway. As... Read More

October 26th, 2020 11:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Approves 12,983 Weekly Flights for Winter Domestic Schedule

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved for 12,983 weekly domestic flights for the upcoming winter schedule. The winter schedule is slated to start from this Sunday, i.e, November 1, 2020, and will end on March 27, 2021. Compared to last year’s 23,307 weekly approved domestic flights for the winter schedule, this year’s schedule is going to see 10,324 lesser number of flights. More on the story ahead. DGCA Allots... Read More

October 9th, 2020 3:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Publishes Guidelines to Issue Refunds for Tickets Booked in Lockdown

The statutory body for India’s aviation sector the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has published a comprehensive guideline for issuing refunds for the air tickets cancelled between March 25 to May 24. No domestic passenger flights operated in the country during this period due to COVID-19 pandemic and the resulted lockdown. The guidelines have come after six days of recent Supreme Court judgement asking airlines to offer a full... Read More

October 1st, 2020 11:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA cancels the international flights till October 31 amid rising COVID-19 cases

A circular from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced the suspension of international flights till October 31, 2020. The travel restriction will not apply to the international all-cargo operations and flights specially approved by DGCA. However, DGCA may allow certain international schedule flights to operate on chosen routes from time-to-time. Such allowances will be solely based on its discretion. Lufthansa cancels all flights to India Meanwhile, Lufthansa... Read More

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