The suspension of scheduled international passenger flights has been extended till October 31, the Indian aviation regulator DGCA said Wednesday.
International passengers who have to take connecting domestic flights after landing in India will have the option of getting themselves tested for COVID-19 at the entry airports, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday issued new guidelines for Unlock 4.0 easing restriction on more activities as country exits from the lockdown imposed to curb coronavirus pandemic in a phased manner. As per the new guidelines, the International air travel of passengers, except as permitted by MHA, will not be allowed till September 30,
The direct air connectivity between Kochi and Europe, a long-cherished demand of the NRIs and business community in this port city fructified on Friday with Air India commencing services in the London-Kochi sector.
India is negotiating with 13 countries, including Australia, Japan and Singapore, to establish separate bilateral air bubble arrangements for international flight operations, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday.
Budget airline GoAir on Saturday said it has repatriated 51,314 stranded Indians and clocked more than 300 international charter flights since June 10.
Airline major SpiceJet has secured slots at Heathrow Airport, London, to operate flights from September 1.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday issued new guidelines for international passengers arriving into India as international flight operations are set to resume on August 8.
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday announced that the International commercial passenger flights to remain suspended till August 31.
The government on Wednesday issued Unlock 3 guidelines. As part of the fresh guidelines, international flights will be allowed in a limited manner under the Vande Bharat mission, and further opening-up will take place in a calibrated manner.
Underlining the importance of creating "air bubbles" for resuming international flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of State with independent charge for Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri, on July 16 said India is in advanced stage of negotiations with France, US and Germany to resume limited international flights.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said that Air France will be operating 28 flights from Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru to Paris between July 18 to August 1.
In a bid to bring back stranded Indians abroad amid coronavirus outbreak, Air India in the fourth phase of its Vande Bharat mission will be conducting 170 flights to and from 17 countries between July 3 and 15, an official document said.
The million-dollar question still remains as to when will the international flights start again. Many have been waiting for a decision on the crucial aspect. Here is what we know so far.
Virgin Atlantic plans to restart flights on the London-Delhi and the London-Mumbai routes from September 2, the airline said on Monday.
In a press conference on June 20, Union Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri said that exact time of resumption of international flights depends on the other countries.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that the decision on resumption of international flights will be taken in the coming month. He, however, made it clear that he wasn't putting a timeline as all stakeholders needed to be taken into confidence.
Air India might not have got a green light from the government to resume it's international operations, but it will begin international bookings to ferry stranded passengers to several destinations between June 9 and June 30 under the Vande Bharat Mission's third phase. The ticket booking will begin at 5 pm today. Passengers can book tickets to 7 international destinations in US and Canada.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday that the government had no problem in allowing Indians to travel overseas, given that the destination countries were accepting foreign incoming passengers
Air India shall be allowed to operate non-scheduled foreign flights with middle seats booking for next 10 days, Supreme Court has ordered after hearing an urgent plea filed by Centre and Air India against Bombay High Court order to keep middle seats vacant in international flights.
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