The Indian Air Force (IAF) will operationalise its No.18 Squadron at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on May 27, equipping it with the fourth generation LCA Tejas aircraft. A PIB (Defence Wing) release here said IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will operationalise the squadron “Flying Bullets” at the Sulur Air Force Station near Coimbatore […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Bengaluru airfares chart: How much would it cost to fly now to other cities?
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fixed flight fare bands to various destinations after the Centre announced the resumption of domestic air travel, which was suspended from the last two months due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri Thursday said only one-third of flights would be operated […]
100 passengers from USA screened at Mohali Airport
As many as 100 passengers who were stranded in USA arrived at the Mohali International airport in an Air India flight on Friday. The flight carried 61 passengers belonging to various districts in Punjab while the rest belong to Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh (HP). All the passengers of Punjab were put under quarantine for 14 […]
Chandigarh airport prepares to resume domestic flight operations
The Chandigarh International Airport authorities are buckling up for domestic flight operations that will begin from May 25. Meanwhile, Mohali administration said that passengers returning to Punjab will be sent to institutional quarantine. Mohali DC Girish Dayalan said, “We have deputed a nodal officer to keep check on the NRIs/domestic passengers who would return. Those […]
Aviation stocks rise sharply on announcement of domestic passenger resumption
The shares of airline companies were trading higher in the stock exchanges during the morning trade on Thursday as the government announced that the domestic passenger flight services will resume from May 25 in a calibrated manner. Shares of InterGlobe Aviation, which operates IndiGo, rose as much as 12.84 per cent to Rs 1,029 apiece […]
Global aviation sector expected to achieve 100% efficiency only by 2023: Expert
For the last five months, the highly-infectious Sars-Cov-2 virus has spread it’s tentacles across the world, killing hundreds of thousands and putting global health care systems under severe strain. Billions of people are under lockdown. Naturally, with all travel plans kept in abeyance, the airline and logistics industry has been one of the prime affected […]
Airports key travel guidelines: Aarogya Setu app, baggage drop, transport
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) Thursday issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for airport operators for recommencement of domestic flight operations, a day after the Centre said it will reopen the airspace from May 25. Among the key guidelines include mandatory use of Aarogya Setu app for those above 14 years, sanitation of baggage by […]
Domestic flights to resume: Full text of Aviation Ministry guidelines
With domestic flights set to resume operations from Monday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation Thursday released guidelines to be followed by airports and passengers during the flights. Passengers will only be allowed to obtain boarding passes through web check-in. They are also required to download the baggage tag for their check-in luggage, which is restricted […]
Govt caps fares for airlines: Here is how much your flight tickets will cost
To ensure that ticket prices are affordable for passengers and at the same time financially viable for airlines, which have been one of the worst affected due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the government on Thursday capped air fares for three months and divided the routes into seven bands based on duration of flights. “The first […]
Air fares capped for 3 months, web check-in, face mask, and Aarogya Setu approval must
The Ministry of Civil Aviation Thursday said it would implement a fare cap for domestic air travel for three months citing a possible surge in airfares due to pent-up demand. It also issued standard operating procedures with specific pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight guidelines that include arriving at the airport at least two hours prior to […]
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri: ‘We intend a phased escalation… Indian aviation will come out stronger from this crisis’
With domestic airline operations resuming May 25, the Ministry of Civil Aviation issued a sweeping set of guidelines Thursday for air travel amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the guidelines are mandatory use of Aarogya Setu, face masks, careful monitoring of boarding and disembarkation with curbs on baggage, no food or reading material onboard, transport to […]
Flight fares capped, middle seats not to be kept vacant: Aviation Minister announces guidelines
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri Thursday said only one-third of flights would be operated under strict norms when domestic flight services restart on Monday while fixing an upper and lower limit for fares. Addressing a press conference after meeting all stakeholders, Puri confirmed that there will be “no 14-day quarantine for fliers” […]