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March 11th, 2022 6:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Operation Ganga: AirAsia India Operates Multiple Rescue Flights

As part of Operation Ganga, the Government of India's endeavour to repatriate back Indians stuck in Ukraine, AirAsia India flew numerous flights from Budapest, Hungary, and Suceava, Romania, to Delhi, bringing 500 Indians home. On the 4th of March, AirAsia India, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, flew its first rescue flight from Suceava, Romania to New Delhi, flown by Capt. Manish Uppal, Head - Operations, AirAsia India.... Read More

March 9th, 2022 2:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

India’s aviation stocks are surging as the country prepares to resume international flights on March 27; IndiGo is up 8%

After the government announced that India will restart scheduled international commercial flights on March 27 after a two-year break, shares of aviation companies soared in the early trading on Wednesday. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), InterGlobe Aviation, which operates IndiGo, jumped 8.02 percent to Rs 1,727.00 per share, while on the BSE, it rose 7.90 percent to Rs 1,726.45. India will restart scheduled international commercial flights on March 27... Read More

March 7th, 2022 3:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Airline Cancels India-US Planes

Following the shutdown of Russian airspace, some United Airlines flights planned to travel from Mumbai and Delhi have been cancelled, resulting in longer flight times and higher fuel usage. Hundreds of passengers, including many from Kolkata, have been stranded as a result of the abrupt cancellation. According to industry sources, the airline has planned new flights on the sector for which tickets must be acquired again because the flights had... Read More

March 4th, 2022 3:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

The Indian Air Force Is Sending IL-76 Planes to Ukraine to Evacuate Indian Citizens

[caption id="attachment_42048" align="alignnone" width="1200"] (From ANI)[/caption] The Indian Air Force is deploying its Ilyushin-76 heavy-lift transport aircraft to Russia as part of its effort to rescue stranded Indian people from Ukraine. According to government sources, the Air Force is taking every measure and will not send its American-made C-17 aircraft to Russia, instead deploying the Russian-made Ilyushin-76. "The Indian Air Force is sending Ilyushin-76 heavy-lift transport planes to Russia to... Read More

March 4th, 2022 1:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Over 7,400 Indians to Be Brought Back in Next 2 Days- Aviation Ministry

More than 7,400 Indians are expected to return to India in the next two days on special flights from Ukraine's neighbouring nations, according to the Civil Aviation Ministry. According to the ministry's announcement, 17 flights would be operated on Friday by Indian carriers- Air India Express, Air India, SpiceJet, IndiGo, Vistara, and Go First. Since the Ukrainian airspace has been closed since February 24 owing to the Russian military operation,... Read More

March 3rd, 2022 4:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

8 Flights Will Bring 3,726 Indians Home Today- Civil Aviation Minister

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia said on Thursday that 19 planes from Bucharest, Suceava, Kosice, Budapest, and Rzeszow will bring 3,726 Indians home on Thursday. Mr Scindia wrote, "Under Operation Ganga, 3726 Indians will be flown back to India today on eight flights from Bucharest, two flights from Suceava, one flight from Kosice, five flights from Budapest, and three flights from Rzeszow." Meanwhile, students who were evacuated from... Read More

January 17th, 2022 4:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Will the Indian Government Help Struggling Aviation Sector Like Telecom

The Indian government recently bailed out the private telecom sector of the country. But it isn’t the only sector that is struggling. The airline industry along with the travel and tourism sector has been severely hit. The reason behind this is widespread of Omicron variant COVID-19 cases. Indian Airlines were only recovering but that recovery has been cut short due to COVID-19 in early 2022. The budget is not even... Read More

November 16th, 2021 9:40 AM 0 COMMENTS

India Allows Quarantine Free Entry to Passengers from 99 Countries

India is now allowing quarantine free entry to passengers from 99 countries across the globe. These countries include names such as the UK, the US, Germany, France, Netherlands, Russia, and Australia. Travellers from all these countries listed in the ‘A’ category will have to submit a self-declaration form on the Air Suvidha Portal before the start of their scheduled travel. They will of course also have to submit a negative... Read More

November 9th, 2021 12:40 AM 0 COMMENTS

India and Europe Connected Directly by UPS Cargo Service

India has Europe are now connected directly with a new cargo flight service that will operate from Cologne to Delhi and back. UPS is a global transportation company that has connected Cologne from Germany to Delhi, India directly. It is worth noting that Cologne is the largest international hub for UPS. “Previously UPS flight used to come from Shenzhen, it is now originating directly from India (Delhi) to Cologne, Germany.... Read More

January 27th, 2021 4:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

India the Biggest Airbus Customer in 2020: Report

While the aviation sector slowed down in 2020 because of the pandemic, India became the biggest customer for Airbus. The credit will largely go to IndiGo which replaced multiple old A320/21neos with newer engines and didn’t default on the payments. India was only behind China in terms of recovering domestic travel in the country. Lakhs of passengers and flights took to the skies following the pandemic protocol set by airlines... Read More

November 6th, 2020 9:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

Quarantine Rules for International Passengers Arriving India Updated

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

October 28th, 2020 12:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet Providing Testing Facility to Passengers Travelling To/From UAE, India

In a recent release, SpiceJet announced that it is offering passengers travelling to/from India and UAE COVID-19 testing facility. The airline is taking the help of VFS Global for the same. COVID-19 test reports have become mandatory for the passengers travelling to UAE. This testing facility is aimed to help the passengers of the airline in getting a test done. Passengers can go and submit their samples in the location... Read More

October 27th, 2020 2:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Dubai Travellers From India Will Need to Get Tested Twice

The rules for travelling keep on changing during these uncertain times. Now, Dubai travellers from India will need to get tested for COVID-19 twice. Until now, every passenger going to Dubai had to get a mandatory RT-PCR test within a time frame of 96 hours from travelling to the country. Only the passengers with a negative test report were allowed to board the flight for Dubai. But now apart from... Read More

October 22nd, 2020 12:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India to Fly 7 Weekly Flights to Germany from Delhi and Bangalore

The tussle between India and Germany related to the air bubble agreement has finally come to rest. Civil Aviation Minister of India, Hardeep Singh Puri said via a tweet that flights between Germany and India are going to resume under the air bubble agreement. The number of flights that the German carrier, Lufthansa was operating earlier has been trimmed down. In addition to this, the number of flights Air India... Read More

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