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Flight disruption guidelines: Ministry cracks down on airlines for delays

New Year has seen an increase in air travel by families for holidays but ministry has also received several complaints, with flight delays and cancellations.

Flight disruption guidelines: Aviation ministry cracks down on airlines for delays and cancellations (File Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP)
Published on Jan 03, 2024 05:26 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi [india]

Daily brief: Aviation ministry's advisory to airlines after Odisha train crash

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Rescue workers recover victims' bodies from a carriage wreckage of a three-train collision near Balasore, Odisha, on Saturday. (AFP)
Published on Jun 03, 2023 09:00 PM IST

New Cargo terminal at Pune airport to start by May end

In a boost to the city’s commerce and industry, the freight facility at the airport will be operational soon, with 95 per cent of the construction completed

The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has begun the process of relocating the cargo facilities to this new site within the Pune airport grounds. (KALAPESH NUKTE/ HT)
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 11:01 PM IST

Around 30cr disbursed by government under drone PLI scheme: Official

The total financial outlay for 3 years (starting FY 2021-22) under the PLI scheme is  ₹120 crore, nearly double the combined turnover of all domestic drone manufacturers in FY 2020-21

With this scheme, the government also aims to make India a drone hub by 2030. (Representative file image)
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 01:43 PM IST

Domestic passenger traffic growing steadily towards pre-Covid numbers: Centre

Flight movement was disrupted across the country in the aftermath of a Covid-19 induced lockdown.

Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri further said that there were 4,360 flight movements across the country and 5,46,763 footfalls at the airport on the day.(PTI)
Updated on Jan 11, 2021 02:23 PM IST
ANI | ByHarshit Sabarwal, New Delhi

Flights to UK will begin from January 6 amid concerns over new mutant strain

Department of Biotechnology secretary Renu Swarup on Tuesday said the number of people tested positive for the new mutant strain of Coronavirus has reached 71.

Air India will operate two flights to London on January 6 after a brief embargo on India-UK flights.(PTI)
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 10:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh

Airport operators told to draft SOPs for Covid-19 vaccine transport

The SOPs will be drafted in coordination with the ministry of health and the department of pharmaceuticals, which will be spearheading the formation of a multi-mode cold chain that will ensure the refrigerated production, transport, storage and distribution of the vaccines .

The aviation ministry has held a round of meetings with airline executives on transport logistics.(REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 31, 2020 03:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAnisha Dutta

India temporarily suspends flights from UK over mutant coronavirus strain

The suspension will come into effect on December 22 and will remain in place till December 31.

Travellers walk outside of King's Cross station as the British government imposes a stricter tiered set of restrictions amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in London on December 20.(Reuters Photo)
Updated on Dec 21, 2020 03:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi

Govt says domestic airlines can operate 60% of their pre-Covid domestic passenger flights till February 24 next year

The civil aviation ministry had last month announced increasing the limited domestic flight operations from 45 per cent to 60 per cent.

Passengers queue as they arrive to catch domestic flights at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 04, 2020 06:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi

IndiGo to charge 100 for check-in at airport counters

The aviation ministry had in May made it mandatory for passengers to do web check-in so as to reduce touch points at the airport amid the coronavirus pandemic. Once web check-in is done, the online boarding pass is issued by the airline to the passenger.

Scheduled international passenger flights continue to remain suspended in the country since March 23 due to the pandemic.(Bloomberg)
Published on Oct 17, 2020 05:00 PM IST
New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi

International flights: Who are eligible to fly to these 13 countries?

The civil aviation ministry has released a detailed guideline on who can travel to these countries from India along with the criteria for travelling to India from these countries.

Stranded Indian nationals arrive from Afghanistan at IGI airport T3 in New Delhi, September 3.(PTI)
Updated on Sep 20, 2020 04:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh

‘Soaring higher’: Aviation minister says domestic flight operations picking up

Puri added that the footfall at airports stood at 2,40,657 with total number of flyers at 1,20,388.

Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri.(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Sep 04, 2020 09:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Sparshita Saxena

Airlines allowed to operate at 60% capacity

Scheduled airlines in India will be able to sell seats up to 60% of an aircraft’s capacity on domestic flights, up from 45%, the civil aviation ministry said on Wednesday in a further easing of restrictions on the sector clobbered by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Indian airlines resumed domestic operations on May 25, after being grounded for two months during a government-backed lockdown to contain the pandemic.(AP file photo)
Updated on Sep 03, 2020 06:41 AM IST
Livemint, New Delhi | ByRhik Kundu

Aviation industry may take a big hit: Govt note

Based on the preliminary estimates by airlines,the sector may be set for a reduction of 50-60% in international traffic and up to a 50% drop in domestic traffic, an official note said.

Planes of different airlines parked at T-3 of IGI Airport in New Delhi.(PTI File Photo)
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 04:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySaubhadra Chatterji and Anisha Dutta

He saved our lives: Air India Express plane crash survivors laud brave pilot

Out of the 190 people on board the Air India Express plane , 123 people have been injured and 20 are in serious condition, said hospital sources adding some of them received spinal cord injuries in the impact.

A part of the Air India Express flight is seen through a broken wall after it skidded off a runway while landing at the airport in Kozhikode, Kerala on Friday.(AP Photo)
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 11:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Meenakshi Ray

Try to keep middle seats empty: DGCA to airlines

Earlier this month, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri earlier this month said keeping the middle seats vacant has not been an option for any airline in the world.

DGCA said the guidelines on air travel were tweaked based on the recommendations of an experts’ panel the civil aviation ministry constituted on May 26 to review and strengthen public health protocols.(PTI Photo)
Updated on Jun 02, 2020 06:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAnisha Dutta

Domestic flights resume today after ‘long day of hard negotiations’

The Union health ministry separately released guidelines for travellers on domestic and international flights. In both types of flights, airlines have been advised not to board anyone showing symptoms of Covid-19.

CISF security personnel at T3 Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, in New Delhi on Sunday. The flight services are resuming from Monday after an order by the central government.(Ajay Aggarwal /HT PHOTO)
Updated on May 25, 2020 05:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAnisha Dutta and Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi

Domestic travellers with green status on Aarogya Setu needn’t be quarantined: Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri

“We have clarified that if anyone has the Aarogya Setu app, it’s like a passport and you are, why should anybody want any quarantine,” Hardeep Singh Puri said.

Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the SOPs released by the aviation ministry gives detailed guidelines about it.(PTI file photo)
Updated on Jun 02, 2020 07:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com| Edited by: Meenakshi Ray

Covid-19: What you need to know today

The big middle-seat-in-aircraft question in India doesn’t concern armrests, but why the ministry of civil aviation believes it is alright to seat people there.

(Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on May 23, 2020 05:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByR Sukumar

Air fares fixed for next 3 months, Delhi-Mumbai maximum fare 10,000

The government has said it is time for India to open up following stringent measures for a nationwide lockdown for over two months.

The Centre has put limits on air fares in seven bands as per the flight durations and they would be in place till August 24, aviation minister Hardeep Puri said.
Updated on May 21, 2020 10:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAnisha Dutta | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi

Can’t eat inside plane, avoid lavatory: India sets ground rules to fly again

The aviation ministry advised pregnant ladies and passengers with ailments to avoid travel.

A passenger wearing a protective mask inside an airport terminal.(REUTERS)
Updated on May 21, 2020 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi

Covid-19 lockdown: Aviation stocks rally as domestic passenger flights to resume from May 25

All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 25, when the government imposed a lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Domestic passenger flight services will resume from May 25 in a calibrated manner, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.(Sanjeev Verma/HT file photo)
Published on May 21, 2020 11:41 AM IST
Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

Domestic flights to resume from Monday, global cases reach 5 million: Covid-19 news today

Here is a preview of the top Covid-19 news today from India and the world.

Inside planes, middle seats might not be left vacant though such a proposal was initially on the table, according to the official, who also said measures will be taken to maintain social distancing at airports(AP file photo)
Published on May 21, 2020 08:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Secondary temperature check, same pilot and crew: All you need to know about new rules for flying

Passenger ID checks will also not be required so as to minimise the crowds at terminal gates, according to the new guidelines.

An Air India flight evacuating 327 stranded Indians took off from London for Ahmedabad (Gujarat) as part of government's 'Vande Bharat' mission, on Wednesday.(PTI Photo)
Updated on May 14, 2020 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi

No cabin luggage, those over 80 not allowed in draft SOP for domestic flights

The draft standard operating procedures (SOPs) proposed by the civil aviation ministry for passengers, airlines and airport operators at a meeting on Monday have done away with the rule of keeping the middle seats vacant in compliance with social distancing norms.

The rules make it compulsory for all passengers to arrive at the airport only after completing their web check-in at home.(PTI)
Updated on May 12, 2020 05:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByNeha LM Tripathi

PM Modi meets ministers to firm up lockdown-exit strategy

Home minister Amit Shah, Railway minister Piyush Goyal and aviation minister Hardeep Puri were among those who attended the meeting.

On Thursday, PM Modi held a “comprehensive” meeting to discuss strategies to boost the economy, with an eye on enhancing investment.
Updated on May 01, 2020 04:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Aviation ministry HQ to be sealed after staffer tests Covid-19 positive

Officials who have had contact with the staffer will be tested.

The staffer who tested positive complained of throat pain a few days back and he got tested on Tuesday, a government official said. (HT photo)
Updated on Apr 22, 2020 04:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAnisha Dutta

Aviation ministry holds meeting with airlines to discuss refund for cancelled flight tickets during lockdown

The meeting comes at a time when some of the airlines have even announced resumption of their flight services in a limited manner from May 4, without waiting for any directives from the government.

Several people have been complaining on social media as domestic airlines have decided not to give refunds in cash for flight cancelled due to the lockdown.(Representative Photo)
Updated on Apr 16, 2020 03:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Modi govt considers easing foreign control rule to aid Air India sale: Report

Currently, foreign airlines are barred from buying more than 49% in a local carrier, and foreign investors, other than airlines, need government approval to buy a stake bigger than 49%.

The rule mandates that control of an airline always remain in Indian hands, one of several reasons global firms have been wary of bidding for Air India Ltd.(Mint FILE)
Updated on Dec 03, 2019 02:54 PM IST
Bloomberg | ByShruti Srivastava

India plans to open 100 airports at a cost of Rs 1 lakh crore by 2024: Report

With economic activity at a six-year low and prospects of further slowdown looming, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to double down on infrastructure projects in a bid to revive growth and achieve a target of making India a $5 trillion economy by 2025.

File photo of Delhj’s IGI airport.(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 31, 2019 12:39 PM IST
ByBloomberg
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