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India suspends UK flights till December 31 over new variant of Covid-19
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anisha Dutta
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 08:17 PM IST
The ministry of civil aviation on Monday also noted passengers from all transit flights arriving from UK scheduled to reach India by December 22 will be subjected to mandatory RT-PCR tests on arrival
Direct flights from Delhi to Kolkata allowed on all days
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 09:05 PM IST
The restrictions on flights arriving from five other cities - Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur and Ahmedabad – would, however, remain. They are allowed only on three days a week.
Centre relaxes visa restrictions, allows foreign students, businessmen, but not tourists
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
UPDATED ON OCT 22, 2020 02:02 PM IST
Except electronic, tourist and medical visas, all other existing visas will be restored immediately.
Aviation regulator ropes in QCI for drone certification
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Neha LM Tripathi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 29, 2020 08:45 AM IST
In June, the Ministry of Civil Aviation had issued draft rules for making and using drones in the country, which stated that an authorised manufacturer or importer can sell its devices only to an individual or entity approved by DGCA
Airlines can decide baggage limitations for domestic flights, says civil aviation ministry
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2020 02:30 PM IST
Since domestic flights resumed operations on May 25, only one check-in baggage and one hand baggage per passenger has been allowed.
Only 8 passengers on board 70-seater Alliance Air Chandigarh-Kullu aircraft as flights resume
Hindustan Times, Shimla | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2020 05:49 PM IST
Return flight from Kullu cancelled due to technical reasons, will fly back on Tuesday; Covid-19 safety measures in place
Vande Bharat: 153 stranded Indians depart from Thailand for New Delhi in Air India flight
Bangkok | By Asian News International| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 02, 2020 06:48 AM IST
The Vande Bharat Mission started in early May to evacuate Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus restrictions.
Govt approves 78 new routes under Udan scheme; focus on North East, islands
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
UPDATED ON AUG 27, 2020 07:47 PM IST
The Udan is a regional airport development scheme aimed at enhancing connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country and making air travel affordable.
Uttar Pradesh gets 18 air routes under Centre’s UDAN scheme
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By Anupam Srivastava
UPDATED ON AUG 27, 2020 05:21 PM IST
Kanpur has been the major beneficiary in the latest routes sanctioned.
Plan for Covid-19 test at airport for international flyers
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anvit Srivastava
UPDATED ON AUG 18, 2020 04:05 AM IST
The proposal to conduct Covid-19 tests at the airport, officials said, will be useful to passengers who are not carrying a recent test report.
Centre pushes business travel to rebuild economic links
Livemint, New Delhi | By Gireesh Chandra Prasad
UPDATED ON JUL 27, 2020 08:07 AM IST
Central govt wants to seize the initiative and boost FDI.The ministry of civil aviation has already announced the establishment of the so-called bilateral air bubbles
Flying amid Covid-19 pandemic: Airlines across globe are stopping in-flight alcohol sales
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
UPDATED ON JUN 17, 2020 10:23 AM IST
US’ Delta Airlines will only be serving alcohol in its international flights. Many airlines, including British budget airline EasyJet, have settled with only serving bottled water aboard.
Supreme Court tells private airlines to give refunds for cancellations
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Abraham Thomas
UPDATED ON JUN 13, 2020 03:43 AM IST
A non-profit organisation, Pravasi Legal Cell, filed a petition in the top court saying that passengers did not intend to avail of the Credit Shell within the stipulated period and should be given a full refund.
Govt to conduct skill mapping of returned workers
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 04, 2020 12:19 AM IST
The scheme is a joint initiative of the skill ministry, the ministry of civil aviation and the ministry of external affairs which aims to create a database of qualified citizens based on their skillsets and experience to tap into and fulfil demand of Indian and foreign companies.
Vande Bharat Mission in phase 3 may rope private airlines, talks on
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rezaul H Laskar | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
UPDATED ON MAY 21, 2020 09:37 PM IST
The third phase is set to begin after June 13, when the second phase will end. India is bringing back about 32,000 citizens on more than 160 flights from 47 countries during the second phase, which began on May 16.
From origin to airport and inside aircraft: Dos and Dont’s of air travel announced by government
Hindustan Tijmes, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
UPDATED ON MAY 21, 2020 01:29 PM IST
The ministry has specified that only one check-in bag and one cabin bag will be allowed per traveller.
After internal email goes viral, Air India says flight bookings are closed for now
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com |Edited by Sohini Sarkar
UPDATED ON MAY 17, 2020 06:01 PM IST
“Commencement of commercial domestic or international flights will be announced by the Government of India. Passengers are requested to follow the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Air India Twitter handle and respective websites for official announcements regarding resumption of operations,” an Air India spokesperson said.
Civil aviation ministry HQ reopens; ‘is sanitized and safe,’ tweets Hardeep Singh Puri
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 27, 2020 03:55 PM IST
Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who was working out of Nirman Bhawana and Udhyog Bhawan in the meanwhile, said that he worked from the Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan office today.
IGIA designated hub to distribute Covid essentials
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON APR 24, 2020 01:01 AM IST
The airport operator on Thursday said that the ministry of civil aviation has designated Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport as a major hub for the import and distribution of Covid-19 medical essentials.
Delhi airport becomes major hub for Covid-19 related medical essentials
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 23, 2020 01:38 PM IST
A 3800 square metre dedicated distribution facility has been made operational at the airport for the purpose.
Aviation ministry HQ to be sealed after staffer tests Covid-19 positive
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anisha Dutta
UPDATED ON APR 22, 2020 04:41 PM IST
Officials who have had contact with the staffer will be tested.
Aviation ministry staffer tests positive for Covid-19, govt assures ‘all possible help’
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 22, 2020 01:24 PM IST
The ministry, in a tweet, stated that the employee tested positive for Covid-19 on April 21 and had attended the office on April 15.
Centre steps up ops for medical equipment supply after shortfall complaints
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anisha Dutta
UPDATED ON MAR 31, 2020 11:04 PM IST
The union government has also formed a committee under the ministry of home affairs for enabling supply of medical equipment.
DIAL, Zurich airport among four firms that want to develop Jewar airport
Hindustan Times, Noida | By Vinod Rajput
UPDATED ON NOV 07, 2019 08:54 AM IST
On July 6, 2017 the ministry of civil aviation had given site clearance for the Jewar airport project via letter to director civil aviation department.
Senior IAS officer Arvind Singh takes over as AAI chairman
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON NOV 07, 2019 06:47 AM IST
Arvind Singh also worked as chairman and managing director of Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited and Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited.
Government should make Indian aviation sector globally competitive: SpiceJet CMD
Washington | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2019 11:30 AM IST
Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, SpiceJet, in an interview to PTI rued that the civil aviation sector in India is highly taxed and identified it as one of the major stumbling blocks in making it globally competitive.
Money collected from big airports to help expand CISF security cover
New Delhi | By Faizan Haidar
PUBLISHED ON SEP 15, 2019 01:01 AM IST
As of now, of the 100 operational airports, 61 are covered by the CISF while the rest are covered by the local police, which, say security experts, is not ideal.
IndiGo Delhi flight with passengers stranded on runway for 7 hours
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2019 11:35 AM IST
Flight 6E-6097 was scheduled to leave Mumbai at 3:15 pm and reach Delhi at 5.30 pm. The plane finally departed at 9:55 pm.
Drones: It is important to address the privacy issues
By Ananth Padmanabhan
PUBLISHED ON AUG 26, 2019 07:52 AM IST
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Regulations, 2018, pay a lip service to privacy of citizens.
Bombay HC asks civil aviation ministry to ensure passengers’ safety
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Kanchan Chaudhari
PUBLISHED ON JUL 11, 2019 01:41 AM IST
The court noted that it had taken around three days to remove the SpiceJet aircraft as the only Disabled Aircraft Retrieval Kit (DARK) required for the operation was in Mangaluru to clear an Air India Express plane, which had also overshot the runway.