After a gap of two months, domestic passenger flight operations resumed on Monday amid reluctance by various states to open up their airports in view of rising cases of the novel coronavirus. The first flight took off from Delhi for Pune at 4.45 am under strict regulations recommended by civil aviation authorities. The first flight […]
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Tamil Nadu allows domestic flight operations, issues SOP for airports
Tamil Nadu, late on Sunday, gave nod for domestic flight operations in the State from today. Flights to Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy are to operate from today. However, incoming flights to be restricted to 25 per day. It is mandatory for all domestic air passengers flying in to the State to register their details […]
Chaos reigns at airports as domestic flights take off after 2-month gap
Chaos prevailed at some airports around the country as domestic flying resumed on Monday after a gap of two months. It is estimated that just a little over 400 of the over 1,000 flights that were originally cleared to operate took off on Monday. Delhi-based low-cost airline IndiGo operated close to half of the over […]
Paytm Travel sees 85 lakh flight searches
With domestic airline flights now operating, Paytm Travel said it has seen a surge in demand for air tickets. “Since the bookings opened up, there has been over 85 lakh searches for flight tickets with a surge in demand happening over the weekend. The searches hit a peak of 1.77 lakh requests per hour during […]
Ship managers resort to charter flights for moving crew as deadline looms
Indian ship management and crewing companies are resorting to charter flights to move seafarers to and from ports overseas. This move is likely to bring some business to troubled private airlines, such as SpiceJet, that were hit by a two-month long restrictions on air travel to combat coronavirus. With international flights yet to re-start operations […]
Over 100 domestic flights cancelled in Tamil Nadu on Monday
The Chennai airport came back to life on Monday after two months of lockdown following the resumption of domestic passenger flights. However, the first day was marred by chaos as over 100 flights were cancelled, leaving hundreds of passengers unable to reach their destinations. Airport sources mentioned several reasons for the cancellations. The first was […]
Students, migrants take the first flight home as air operations resume
As India resumed domestic passenger flights in a graded manner on Monday, hundreds of people reached the Indira Gandhi International Airport here to take early morning flights to their hometowns and workplaces. Flight operations remained shut for two months owing to the nationwide lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. Those who took first flights included […]
Mihan cancels GMR contract for Nagpur airport development
Mihan India Ltd has cancelled the contract for the development of Nagpur Airport awarded to GMR Airports Ltd (GAL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure. In October 2018, GMR had emerged as the highest bidder for the development, operations and management of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, in public private partnership (PPP) mode. GVK had […]
Centre allows use of drones to control locusts
As locust swarms make inroads into the interiors of Rajasthan, Punjab and even parts of Madhya Pradesh, the Centre on Thursday allowed the conditional use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), better known as drones, for spraying pesticides to curb the dreaded pest. Conditional permission The Ministry of Civil Aviation issued an order granting ‘conditional […]
Aviation stocks rally as domestic flights to resume from May 25
Aviation stocks on Thursday rallied up to 10 per cent in opening trade after the government announced that domestic passenger flight services will resume from May 25 in a calibrated manner. InterGlobe Aviation shares zoomed 9.88 per cent to ₹1,002 on the BSE. SpiceJet also jumped 4.88 per cent to ₹42.95 — its upper circuit […]
Delhi, Hyderabad airports to provide contact-less food service, other facilities to flyers
The Delhi and Hyderabad airports have partnered with HOI, a cognitive and intuitive travel app that helps the travelers navigate the airport seamlessly. Contact-less food ordering and payment service is one of the unique features of HOI app and is useful for the travelers as an enhanced safety measure amid the pandemic widespread. Carrying food […]
AAI issues SOP for domestic flights’ resumption
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) to airport operators on Thursday for recommencement of domestic flights from May 25 onwards, saying Aarogya Setu app is not mandatory for children below 14 years of age. However, all other departing passengers must be registered on the app on their mobile phones […]