Delhi, the national capital, continues to grapple with freezing weather on Tuesday, causing significant disruptions at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. According to airport officials, approximately 30 departing flights were delayed, and 17 were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. The minimum temperature plummeted to five degrees Celsius, leading to visible delays with passengers awaiting […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Follow WHO advice, rescind travel bans imposed due to Omicron fear: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to follow World Health Organisation’s (WHO) advice and immediately rescind travel bans that were introduced in response to the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Public health organisations, including the WHO, have advised against travel curbs to contain the spread of Omicron. “After nearly two years with Covid-19 […]
Abraham accords: US, Israeli envoys fly to Bahrain to advance nascent ties
A joint American-Israeli delegation was set to fly to Bahrain Sunday on the first direct Israeli commercial flight to the Gulf Arab state, where they’ll be signing a number of bilateral agreements following an announcement last month to normalise relations. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser, Meir Ben-Shabbat, […]
Over 1 lakh evacuated, flights and trains to Mumbai rescheduled ahead of cyclone Nisarga
Nearly 1 lakh people along the coast of Maharashtra have been shifted to safer areas ahead of cyclone Nisarga making landfall later today. Flights and trains to and from Mumbai have also been cancelled or rescheduled as the city braces for its first cyclone in over 100 years. The cyclonic storm over Eastcentral Arabian Sea […]
IndiGo reports net loss of Rs 870.8 crore in March-quarter
The closure of flight operations has affected the profitability of IndiGo, the Delhi-based low cost airline. Indigo reported a net loss of Rs 870.8 crore for the quarter that ended on March 31 as against a net profit of Rs 595.8 crore previously. It has reported a loss of Rs 233.7 crore for the entire […]
AirAsia India to give away 50,000 free seats to doctors on its domestic network
In a special initiative acknowledging the contribution of doctors in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, AirAsia India will give away 50,000 free seats to doctors on flights across its domestic sectors. Doctors can submit their contact details and desired sector and date of travel between July 1 to September 30 with their registration number or ID […]
GoAir, Indigo get more time to replace Pratt & Whitney engines
In a breather to GoAir and IndiGo, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended the deadline for the two airlines to replace all the 60 unmodified Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines on their A320neo planes by three months. . The earlier deadline to replace these engines was May 31, however, neither of them […]
Factors like lockdown in metro cities need to be addressed before resuming international flights: Puri
Several factors like the lockdown in metro cities and the ban imposed by various countries on the entry of foreigners need to be addressed before resuming international passenger flights in India, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday. Domestic services were suspended in India due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown and resumed after a […]
Finally, chartered flights for crew swap are approved
In a major breakthrough, the government has allowed ship and crew managers to send and bring back Indian seafarers on chartered flights to facilitate staff swap on board ships at foreign ports. The approval, which came late in the evening on Saturday, will help thousands of Indian seafarers sign off or join ships at overseas […]
A 189-seater SpiceJet plane flew from Chennai to Colombo with seafarers
A 189-seater SpiceJet plane with 22 Indian seafarers and one manager of SeaTeam Management (India) Pvt Ltd flew from Chennai to Colombo today in the costliest crew joining plan undertaken since the pandemic halted staff swap on board ships globally. From Colombo, these 22 crew and the new shipbuilding site manager stationed in South Korea […]
BIAL hikes User Development Fee by 17 per cent
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), operator of Kempegowda International Airport, has increased the User Development Fee (UDF) rates by 17 per cent. A statement from BIAL said, “In response to the direction, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) issued an order on May 26, 2020, allowing BIAL to increase Landing Charges and UDF for FY 2020-21 […]
SpiceJet gets permission to conduct drone trials
SpiceJet has received formal approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct drone trials. Post trials and approvals, SpiceXpress, the cargo arm of SpiceJet, plans to use drones for medical, essential supplies and e-commerce products, it said in a statement. “Testing of drone technology for last-mile connectivity and cost-effective cargo deliveries are […]