How risky is air travel during the coronavirus pandemic?
June 30, 2020 14:25 ISTFlying can increase your risk of exposure to infection, but airlines are taking some precautions and you can too.
Flying can increase your risk of exposure to infection, but airlines are taking some precautions and you can too.
Air passenger traffic in the country is expected to remain under pressure for the first half (April-September) of the current fiscal, with the full year passenger volume likely to go down by about half despite some recovery in H2 FY21, ratings agency Icra said on Wednesday.
Domestic flight services in India have resumed after a break of over 2 months. The operations remained suspended since March 24 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the first spell of lockdown in the country in wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Several disruptions have been reported in the flight schedule from across the country.
Domestic flight service in India resumed today after an unprecedented suspension of 62 days due to the nationwide lockdown put in place by the government in light of the rising number of coronavirus cases. The flights have officially resumed across the country with the exception of two states -- Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. Follow Live Updates
Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday addressed a presser on new air travel guidelines ahead of the resumption of domestic flight services from May 25 onwards.
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to wipe out two-fifths of the global air passenger traffic in 2020, with volume across Asia-Pacific airports logging an estimated 42.1 per cent negative growth, a report said. Besides, the traffic estimates for the first quarter of 2020 portray a distressing picture.
This facility will be available for passengers irrespective of the class of tickets and for both domestic and international flights.
A person who made the bid but did not get the upgrade will get their money back, the airline said.
The International Air Transport Association predicts that, over the next 20 years, air travel will double.
Stating that mobile commerce has gained momentum, the survey said mobile booking jumped 35 per cent since last year.
The government believes cancellation charges are too high, sometimes even more than the price of the ticket itself.
849.94 lakh passengers travelled on domestic flights during January-September 2017 as against 726.98 lakh during the corresponding period of previous year.
Jet fuel price was hiked by a steep 6 per cent on firming international rates, the third straight increase in rates since August.
Aviation minister Jayant Sinha said today that the government is likely to make Aadhaar card, passport or PAN mandatory right at the time of booking domestic flight tickets
Once placed on a ‘no-fly list’, the passenger will be rendered ineligible to fly and will be unable to book tickets on any airline
The government is considering to make Aadhaar or passport compulsory for domestic air travel to identify flyers before it brings out no-fly list.
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