As India is set to resume its domestic civil aviation operations from May 25, the Delhi airport will be handling around 380 flights on Monday, a senior official said.
Domestic flight services will resume from Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) from May 25 as per the instructions of Union Civil Aviation Ministry.
Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said he don't understand the need for quarantine of passengers who have been given green status on Aarogya Setu app. His statement comes after a couple of states have issued advisory for passengers who are willing to travel once domestic flight operations are resumed from May 25 onwards.
All domestic flights operating from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, will operate from Terminal 3 (T3).
In an exclusive conversation with India TV, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has spoken of several precautionary as well as preventive measures that the government is and will be taking in ensure that the resumption of domestic flights in the country May 25 (Monday) does not become a feat that leads to a spike of coronavirus cases in the country.
In an exclusive conversation with India TV, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has spoken of several precautionary as well as preventive measures that the government is and will be taking in ensure that the resumption of domestic flights in the country May 25 (Monday) does not become a feat that leads to a spike of coronavirus cases in the country.
Domestic flight passengers coming from Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh will have to undergo 7-day institutional quarantine which will be followed by home quarantine, informed Praveen Sood, Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP). This comes after the Aviation Ministry decided to resume domestic flight operations from May 25 (Monday) onwards.
From providing protective gear like face shields and gowns to cabin crew to deep cleaning of aircraft every 24 hours, airlines are taking various measures as they plan to restart curtailed domestic operations from Monday onwards amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Ahead of the resumption of domestic flight operations in the country amid lockdown, Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday informed that initially flight routes have been classified into 7 parts adding that all routes within the country will fall within the 7 slots.
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.
A day after announcing the resumption of domestic commercial passenger flights from May 25 onwards, the Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday issued detailed guidelines for airlines, airports, passengers and other stakeholders on issues ranging from control on air-fares to restrictions on number of bags.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) issued new guidelines ahead of resumption of domestic flight services from May 25 onwards for airport operators, passengers on Thursday. As per the new Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs), AAI has said that the Aarogya Setu app will not mandatory for children below 14 years of age.
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has issued new guidelines before the resumption of flight services in the country from May 25. As the flights resume across the country, strict sanitisation norms will be followed at all airports.
Domestic flights in the country could resume before the end of lockdown 4.0. Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told ET Now that the government is ready to resume flights any day now.
Some airlines have started bookings for flights from June onwards, sources said on Monday amid commercial flight services remaining suspended till May 31 due to the nationwide lockdown. Commercial flights have been suspended since March 25 when the lockdown began to curb spreading of coronavirus infections.
Hours after the government announced extension of the coronavirus lockdown,The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a notice extending the prohibition on domestic and international flights till May 31.
After announcing a partial resumption of train services on Sunday, the government is all set to begin flight services in a bid to kickstart the aviation industry. A high-level committee comprising DGCA officials, CISF, Airport authority officials including AAI and DIAL officers today inspected preparedness for the resumption of services at the Delhi International Airport.
Air India may partially resume its operations by mid-May, a news agency has reported. According to the agency, it has accessed an internal letter asking pilots and cabin crew to prepare to resume operations once lockdown ends.
Pakistan on Friday further extended ban on domestic and international flight operations up to April 21 as the country stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus which has infected more than 4,500 people in the country, authorities said.
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