In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has authorised passengers to carry hand sanitisers up to 350 ml in hand baggage.
UDAN seeks to connect unserved and underserved airports as well as make flying more affordable. "With a focus on connectivity of Northeastern region, UDAN 4.0 scheme under the Ministry of Civil Aviation has invited bids for six underserved and 24 unserved airports/airstrips in the North East states of India," an official release said.
According to a source, Ramesh, an MTS personnel, retired in September but the ministry deposited salary for the month of October in his account.
The Ministry also gave approval for expansion of Shimla, Kangra and Kullu airports. The decision was taken at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri which was also attended by Chief Secretary Shrikant Baldi through video conferencing.
Responding to a series of supplementary during Question Hour, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also said though Air India is doing "extremely well", the debt burden on the carrier is "unsustainable".
A Jet insider now estimates that the staff strength of the airline could have come down by half in over one month.
According to estimates of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, in 2018, the worst affected airport due to "bad weather" conditions was Delhi airport as 213 flights were diverted because of it.
During a meeting with representatives of airlines Thursday, the ministry told them that they should not resort to predatory pricing and keep the prices at affordable levels.
According to reports, Etihad might have to make an open offer in case it is hiking the stake in Jet Airways.
A Digital Sky Platform for registration of drones is already operational under Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) 1.0. Now, the ministry has issued a draft policy note on CAR 2.0.
Private airline IndiGo is the "worst performing" carrier for consumers, while national carrier Air India has the best luggage policy, said a parliamentary panel chairman Derek O' Brien.
Officials said that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued a directive to all aerodromes under its control to start making public announcements in the local language in addition to Hindi and English.
A total of 181 pilots of scheduled and non-scheduled operators tested positive for alcohol during 2015-2018, the Civil Aviation Ministry informed Parliament on Thursday.
Announcing the news along with set of regulations for commercial drones, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday said that new progressive regulations will encourage a vast Made in India drone industry.
Under the proposal, water aerodrome would be set up near locations of tourist and religious importance. The Airports Authority of India has already identified the sites in Odisha, Gujarat, Assam, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh where water aerodrome would be developed.
However, the proposed rule won't apply if the tickets are booked less than 96 hours (four days) before the scheduled departure time of the flight.
New Delhi: Budget carrier SpiceJet, which was on the brink of collapse in December after being hit by a financial crisis, has managed to raise an additional Rs 300 crore funding, even as its co-founder
New Delhi: First and business class air travellers would find flying costlier from the next fiscal with an almost 2 per cent hike in service tax rate proposed in the general budget, which also earmarked
New Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has directed the national carrier Air India to immediately hire 800 cabin crew members.Aviation Secretary V Somasundaran has yesterday informed that the Ministry has given its go-ahead to
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry Thursday announced an e-initiative, as part of the Good Governance Day, integrating in a single portal all affairs of its departments and affiliates, including regulation, safety, certification and training.Inaugurating
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