The government has decided to cap the minimum and maximum fares for domestic flights for the next three months — until August 24 midnight. The domestic airlines have been permitted to take off from May 25 and will be allowed to operate one-third of the flights they had operated earlier. “We have studied this (air […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Passengers with ‘red’ status on Aarogya Setu App will not be permitted to fly, says Civil Aviation ministry
An Aarogya Setu App status (for a compatible device) showing that a passenger is free of Covid-19 symptoms or a self-declaration will be needed for flying, when flights resume on May 25th. Passengers with red status in the Aarogya Setu App will not be permitted to fly, an order issued by the Ministry of Civil […]
Air Works appoints A K Singh as an Independent Director
Air Works, India’s homegrown aviation services provider, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Lt. Gen. A K Singh (Retd.) as an Independent Director of the Company. The company mentioned that the appointment will be subject to the receipt of all requisite government and regulatory approvals, including security clearance. A K Singh, the erstwhile Lt Governor […]
Bookings for domestic flights to start on Thursday
Bookings for domestic flights, which are scheduled to be operated from May 25, are likely to open on Thursday. Sources told BusinessLine that all the airports in the country will be connected and that about one-third of the flights will be allowed to operate. “This means that if an airline operated say 21 flights a […]
Domestic passenger flights to resume from May 25, says Hardeep Singh Puri
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on Wednesday, said that domestic scheduled commercial passenger flights will resume in a calibrated manner from May 25, two months after the services were shut due to coronavirus. All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 25, when the Modi government imposed lockdown to curb […]
Home Ministry drops domestic air travel from prohibited category
The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday dropped domestic air travel from the list of prohibited activities during the ongoing lockdown, paving the way for operations of regular commercial flights. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla issued the order in this effect in his capacity as chairperson of the National Executive Committee under the National Disaster Management […]
Running chartered flights to bring back seafarers gather pace
The government has given permission to ship management companies for operating chartered flights to bring back and also ferry seafarers to join ships overseas as the shipping industry looks at ways to resolve the crew change crisis never seen before. On May 16, the Ministry of Home Affairs gave permission to MMS Maritime (India) Pvt […]
SpiceJet adds Huangzhou, Tashkent to cargo network
SpiceJet has added Tashkent and Huangzhou to its international cargo network, and has operated maiden freighter flights to both the destinations carrying pharma essentials and medical supplies. The air cargo operator carried 14 tonne of medical and essential supplies from Delhi to the capital city of Uzbekistan, while it carried 8 tonne of Covid-19 related […]
Experts counsel caution in airport privatisaton
The government needs to be cautious as it moves ahead with involving the private sector in the operation, management and development of six more airports. This is the view of some analysts BusinessLine contacted after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined the proposal to put up another six airports for bidding. The Finance Minister said India […]
Hyderabad Airport facilitates 8th Vande Bharat evacuation flight
Hyderabad International Airport has handled its 8th Vande Bharat Evacuation flight today. This is part of the Government’s effort to airlift the stranded Indian Citizens under its Vande Bharat Mission during the Coronavirus pandemic. The Air India flight from Newark, via Delhi landed at Hyderabad Airport today with 121 passengers. All arriving passengers were serviced […]
GVK welcomes aviation sector reforms
Reacting to the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ‘s announcement on boosting the country’s aviation sector, GVK Reddy, Founder & Chairman, GVK, welcomed the proposals to strengthen the civil aviation sector. “We welcome the announcements made by the government today in the Civil Aviation sector. The move to invite Public Private Partnership in six more airports […]
Aviation sector: Centre to take steps to make India MRO hub
Announcing measures to boost the country’s domestic aviation sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said steps will be taken to make the country a hub for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of aircraft. “Not just civil aircraft but defence aircraft can also benefit from the MRO if we make India a huge hub … […]