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Airlines can allow passengers on middle seat under DGCA guidelines: HC

Bombay high court

Updated on Jun 15, 2020, 3:07 PM IST

Manipur wants to stop flights for 10 days to clear Covid-19 test backlog

The Manipur government has asked the Centre to stop all five daily flights landing in Imphal for a period of 10 days.

Updated on Jun 15, 2020, 2:53 PM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times at 9 pm: DGCA committee explains middle seats vacant move, says PPE prevents virus spread and all the latest news

News updates from Hindustan Times at 9 pm: DGCA committee explains middle seats vacant move, says PPE prevents virus spread and all the latest news

Updated on Jun 5, 2020, 9:06 PM IST

PPE prevents spread of Covid-19: DGCA committee on leaving middle seats vacant

Carriers such as IndiGo, GoAir, SpiceJet and Air India have cited their inability to keep the middle seats on flights empty because of fliers’ high demand.

Updated on Jun 5, 2020, 11:20 PM IST

Zomato & Swiggy get permit to test drone delivery

After multiple rounds of documentation, meetings, and scrutiny the BEAM committee selected Zomato, Swiggy, Zipline and Redwing, and Throttle Aerospace Systems for BVLOS drone experiments. Photo by Indranil Bhoumik/mint

Updated on Jun 5, 2020, 3:54 AM IST

HC seeks info on Air India passengers who tested positive for Covid-19 after disembarking

An Air India Airbus A320 plane is seen at the Boryspil International Airport upon arrival, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak outside Kiev, Ukraine May 26, 2020. Picture taken May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Updated on Jun 2, 2020, 7:31 PM IST

Try to keep middle seats empty: DGCA to airlines

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.

Updated on Jun 2, 2020, 6:25 AM IST

On resuming international flight ops, minister Hardeep Puri cites ‘several factors’

The minister cited the lockdown situation in many metros and how they are still in varying stages of opening up thus proving to be an impediment in resuming international flight operations. (Photo: AP)

Updated on Jun 1, 2020, 7:29 PM IST

Airlines urged to keep middle seats empty or give ‘wrap-around gowns’

India resumed domestic flight operations from May 25, kickstarting a gradual reboot of air travel that was halted two months ago. (Reuters file photo)

Updated on Jun 1, 2020, 3:51 PM IST

DGCA extends deadline for IndiGo, GoAir to replace PW engines to August 31

Aircraft sits on the tarmac at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.

Published on Jun 1, 2020, 11:56 AM IST

AI makes it mandatory for crew to check pre-flight Covid-19 test results are negative

The Airbus A320 plane departed around 7.15 am on Saturday for Moscow to bring back a group of stranded Indians under the Vande Bharat evacuation mission and it was back in Delhi by 12.30 pm following orders from the authorities, the officials said.

Updated on May 31, 2020, 3:05 PM IST

International flight operations to remain suspended till June 30: DGCA

‘Unlock-1’ will be initiated in the country from June 8 under which the nationwide lockdown in effect since March 25 will be relaxed to a great extent.

Updated on May 31, 2020, 10:50 AM IST

390 domestic flights carried over 35,000 passengers on Saturday till 5 pm: Hardeep Puri

In February, when the lockdown was not imposed, around 4.12 lakh passengers travelled daily through domestic flights in India, according to Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data.

Published on May 30, 2020, 10:01 PM IST

513 domestic flights carrying 39,969 passengers flew in India on Friday: Hardeep Puri

During the pre-lockdown period, Indian airports handled around 3,000 daily domestic flights, aviation industry sources said.

Published on May 30, 2020, 2:46 PM IST

DGCA says locust swarms pose threat to aircraft during landing and takeoff phase, issues guidelines

Pitot and static sources can also get partially or fully blocked while flying through locust swarms, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.Photo:-HT

Updated on May 29, 2020, 6:41 PM IST

‘Does virus know’: SC questions full capacity flights for stranded Indians

A special Air India flight carrying 132 passengers from the UK under Vande Bharat Mission arrives at Ahmedabad airport on Sunday.

Updated on May 25, 2020, 4:41 PM IST

Bookings for domestic flights resuming from May 25 begin. Here’s the full schedule

The ministry has capped the domestic air travel capacity, which will be applicable between May 25 and August 24.

Updated on May 21, 2020, 11:23 PM IST

Domestic travel: Flight schedule would be made available for each airline after DGCA draws up plan

The ministry has fixed the maximum and minimum cap for airfares. (Photo by Samir Jana / Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 21, 2020, 4:45 PM IST

Airport Authority of India issues guidelines for domestic air travel, ministry says not final

Medical workers in PPE suits seen at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Updated on May 21, 2020, 11:27 AM IST

Not up to Centre alone to resume passenger flights, says Hardeep Puri

Passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 25 when the first phase of lockdown was imposed to check the spread of coronavirus that has infected more than one lakh people and killed more than 3,100 people in India so far.

Updated on May 19, 2020, 11:42 PM IST

PM Modi chairs meet on civil aviation, plans to use Indian air space efficiently post-lockdown

Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Civil Aviation), Minister of State (Finance) and other senior officials of the Union government attended the meeting with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi .

Updated on May 1, 2020, 6:40 PM IST

SpiceJet to pay part salaries to over 92% employees in April amid lockdown 2.0

SpiceJet had in March cut between 10-30 per cent salaries of its senior and mid-level employees.

Updated on Apr 30, 2020, 3:31 PM IST

Airport guidelines to bring more checks, reduce rush

At airports with more than one terminal, initially only one terminal shall be used and larger terminals can be scaled down to reduce cleaning area, considering limited availability of material resources, the SOP stated.

Updated on Apr 30, 2020, 2:13 AM IST

SC calls airfare refunds arbitrary, seeks govt reply

Since the imposition of lockdown, all commercial flight operations, both domestic and international, were banned in the country.

Updated on Apr 28, 2020, 6:59 AM IST

Aviation stocks fall after DGCA directive to stop bookings due to lockdown 2.0

Aviation regulator DGCA directed airlines on Sunday to stop taking bookings for travel after May 3, assuring them that they would be given sufficient time to restart flight operations.

Published on Apr 20, 2020, 12:10 PM IST

DGCA tells airlines not to resume bookings

Image for representation

Updated on Apr 20, 2020, 5:04 AM IST

No decision yet on resuming passenger flights post lockdown: Hardeep Puri

DGCA on Sunday asked all airlines to refrain from booking tickets till May 3, says no decision on commencing operations yet.

Updated on Apr 19, 2020, 9:13 PM IST

Covid-19: Flight services, railway travel may be suspended till month-end

India’s airport sector has also prepared a ‘business continuity plan’ for probable opening of commercial flight operations post lockdown.

Updated on Apr 11, 2020, 10:24 PM IST

Air Asia to open bookings on April 15, if nationwide lockdown is lifted

Air Asia (India) sources confirmed the airline’s decision to start taking bookings from April 15, but said that they will be abiding by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) order.

Updated on Apr 4, 2020, 11:36 PM IST

Centre grants permission to passenger aircraft for ferrying medical cargo, essential goods

So far, 74 flights have been pressed into service to carry essential medical supplies and goods.

Updated on Apr 1, 2020, 8:07 PM IST

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