The CBI has described as a “big victory” and a “milestone” the order of a UK court rejecting beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s application seeking leave to appeal in the country’s Supreme Court the verdict clearing his extradition to India in bank fraud case. The 64-year-old businessman had 14 days to file his latest application […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Bengaluru airport voted as best regional airport in India & Central Asia
BENGALURU: Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport said on Monday it was voted by customers as the best regional airport in India & Central Asia for the third time in four years at the 2020 World Airport Awards. For an 11-year old airport, it’s a remarkable achievement, said MD and CEO of BIAL (Bangalore International Airport Limited), […]
Air India flights details: Check schedule, fares, eligibility and booking rules
Under the Modi govt’s flagship Vande Bharat Mission, Air India will operate 64 flights to 12 countries to evacuate around 12,000 stranded Indian citizens. Not only to the rescue for of the stranded citizens abroad, Air India is also booking tickets to fly people out of India to the US, UK and Singapore. According to […]
International passenger capacity for India reduced by 89 pc in April: UN
United Nations: International passenger capacity for India plunged by a whopping 89 per cent so far in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to a “business-as-usual” scenario, according to the latest projections from the International Civil Aviation Organisation. The Montreal-based ICAO, the specialised agency of the United Nations, said that by September, the […]
Number of passengers at Vienna Airport down 66% in March
VIENNA: Vienna Airport Group recorded a 65.7% drop in the number of passengers in March as a result of the spread of the new coronavirus and said volumes declined even further in April due to global travel restrictions. The number of passengers has dropped by 99% so far this month compared to the same period […]
19 Indians stuck in Dubai airport for 3 weeks want to return home
Dubai: Nineteen Indians are stuck at the Dubai International Airport for the last 21 days after India announced its COVID-19 lockdown, leaving them tired, homesick and desperate to return home, according to a media report. Most of these stranded persons were in transit when India stopped inbound flights in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the […]
British Airways to rescue 900 UK nationals stranded in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The British Airways will operate three flights from here in the next few days to take back 900 UK nationals stranded in Gujarat due to the lockdown, the Ahmedabad Airport authorities on Sunday. The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport here will facilitate operation of three relief flights of the British Airways for transporting […]
25 million jobs at risk with airline shutdown: IATA
Geneva: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the COVID-19 crisis. Globally, the livelihoods of some 65.5 million people are dependent on the aviation industry, including sectors such as travel and tourism. Among […]
Air travel getting safer with one accident every 8,84,000 flights
Canada: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its annual airline safety report, confirming the widely held belief that airline travel is getting safer. All the primary safety indicators improved against 2018 figures and against the 2014-18 average. The safety report says there were 53 airline accidents in 2019 with accident rate per million […]
Curbs on air travel will be removed only after corona under control
New Delhi: India will remove its suspension of domestic and international commercial passenger flights once it is confident that the spread of coronavirus has come under control, sad Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday. “My heart goes out to people who are facing problems due to restrictions put in place on domestic & […]
GoAir to cut salaries of all employees amid India lockdown
NEW DELHI : Wadia group-owned budget carrier GoAir today announced that all its employees will have to tolerate a pay cut in March. The news comes after all domestic and international passenger flights operating in the country have been cancelled to check the spread of coronavirus. The nationwide lockdown will last for 21 days from […]
Coronavirus outbreak: Air India to suspend Delhi-Hong Kong flights from Feb 8
NEW DELHI: Air India on Tuesday said it is suspending its Delhi-Hong Kong flight from February 8, hours after the authorities there confirmed the death of a patient with the new coronavirus. “In view of the coronavirus issue Air India is suspending its flights to Hong Kong after flying AI314 on the 7th of February […]