Hours after Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri claimed that 832 domestic passenger flights operated on Monday May 25, the ministry issued a clarification stating that only 428 domestic flights plied on the day. This is the third time the ministry has revised the figures for flights that operated on Monday, which was the first […]
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Domestic flights resume today, over 80 cancellations at Delhi airport, 20 in Bengaluru
India domestic flights resume: The resumption of domestic air travel after two months was not without hiccups as there were several flight cancellations and confusion over schedule at some airports. Of the approximately 380 flights that were scheduled for today in the national capital, 82 (both departures and arrivals) were already cancelled by afternoon. And […]
As flights resume, passengers settle into new normal despite cancellations
Domestic flight operations took off across India after a hiatus of two months, ending the complete blackout of the country’s airspace in the backdrop of the coronavirus lockdown. All major airlines such as IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet, Air Asia and others operated 30% of their regular schedules between destinations, strictly adhering to the safety protocols […]
International air passengers push up Andhra’s case count
Andhra Pradesh has recorded a sharp uptick in the number of returnees from the Gulf countries testing positive for Covid-19. On Monday, 62 international passengers who arrived in special Vande Bharat flights to the state tested positive, and a majority of them were from Kuwait. Of those who tested positive, 41 are from Kuwait, 3 […]
532 flights take off on Day 1: Non-metros see highest demand, Delhi-Patna most bookings
Two months after they were grounded, 532 domestic flights crisscrossed the Indian skies Monday — the first day of resumption of air services. Demand for non-metro routes is significantly higher than metro routes, with the Delhi-Patna route witnessing the highest number of bookings for the travel period between May 25 and May 31, according to […]
How the states handled domestic flights on Day 1
Punjab changed guidelines for handling arrivals at least four times. CM Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that all those landing on domestic flights will be in home and institutional quarantine for 14 days. On Sunday, the state said they would all be tested, and those testing positive will be sent for institutional quarantine. But there […]
US hits back at China’s alleged attempts to restrict airlines
Growing tensions between the US and China have expanded to the airline industry as the Transportation Department accused its counterpart in Beijing of blocking American carriers’ attempts to resume service there. The DOT late on Friday announced that China had violated a bilateral agreement allowing airline service between the two countries by failing to respond […]
Mumbai airport handles 47 domestic flights after services resume
As Mumbai airport resumed restricted flight services on Monday, a total of 47 flights took off from and landed at the T2 terminal at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The airport handled a total of 4,852 passengers, 3,752 departing and 1,100 arriving passengers from 14 places across the country. According to airport officials, the highest […]
Tepid take off for lone flight on Ludhiana-Delhi route, 11 arrive, just 5 leave on Day 1
Two months after the lone Air India flight between industrial hub Ludhiana and national capital Delhi resumed from Sahnewal domestic airport, it got a tepid response. While only eleven passengers arrived from Delhi in the 72-seater aircraft, just five boarded the return flight for Delhi. This despite the fact that two leading trains between Ludhiana […]
Domestic flights resume from Ahmedabad, Surat airports
After two months of lockdown, domestic flight operations resumed from Ahmedabad and Surat airports from Monday. As per officials of Airport Authority of India, a total of 13 domestic flights arrived and 15 left from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport in Ahmedabad on Monday, as air travel restrictions have been relaxed for travel within […]
SC allows Air India to fly without middle seats empty till Jun 6
THE SUPREME Court Monday allowed Air India to fly non-scheduled international flights without having to keep a seat empty between two passengers till June 6. The Centre and the national carrier had argued that flights were already booked and discontinuing the middle seat suddenly would lead to a logistical nightmare as one-third of bookings would […]
Germany stamps authority on Lufthansa with $9.8 billion lifeline
Germany threw Lufthansa a 9 billion euro ($9.8 billion) lifeline on Monday, agreeing a bailout which gives Berlin a veto in the event of a hostile bid for the airline. The largest German corporate rescue since the coronavirus crisis struck will see the government get a 20% stake, which could rise to 25% plus one […]