Arun Dhanta

Delhi Airport handled 20 million pieces of essential medical supplies

July 17, 2020

Delhi airport, which is one of the biggest airports in the country handled more than 20 million pieces of essential medical supplies in the last three months of the nation-wide lockdown (April to June). According to the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), these imported medical kits were distributed across the country...

India starts global operations via ‘Air Bubble’ with select countries

July 17, 2020

International operations will remain suspended in India till month-end but the special flight arrangements or ‘Air Bubble’ with countries like the US, France and Germany got a green signal from the government. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri confirmed The Daily Guardian’s story which we reported on Monday that the...

30 lakh job losses for India’s aviation sector in 2020: IATA

July 15, 2020

The aviation industry of the Asia-Pacific region will be the hardest hit by Covid-19, with airlines of this region likely to lose $29 billion in 2020. This is more than a third of the $84.3 billion industry losses globally, as per the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The global body...

India’s air travel pact on the cards with France, US & Germany

July 14, 2020

As international travel remains suspended in India and special flights between India and UAE have already been allowed to carry passengers on both ways, now India will soon start a “travel bubble” with the United States, France and Germany. This arrangement could roll out between India and the US, France...

India, UAE stalemate on flights ends

July 11, 2020

Indians who need to return to their work, homes or families in the UAE have got a major relief as India and the UAE have allowed their airlines to carry people authorised to travel between the two countries from 12-26 July. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced that all...

SpiceJet offers corona insurance cover to flyers; starting price Rs 443

July 10, 2020

In a first-of-its-kind initiative by an airline in India, SpiceJet has started a scheme of insurance cover for Covid-19 hospitalisation for its passengers. Any passenger travelling with SpiceJet can opt for the insurance cover ranging between Rs 50,000 and Rs 300,000 at a premium for Rs 443 to Rs 1,564...

AAI tells Air India to pay first and then fly

July 8, 2020

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has asked Air India to fly only on cashand-carry mode in four airports for now, which includes Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Chennai and Kolkata airports due to nonpayment of dues for a long period. This means that now Air India will have to make the payment...

US airline to start flights on the lines of Vande Bharat Mission

July 7, 2020

United Airlines of the United States has got the permission to operate three special flights on the Delhi-Newark route starting 10 July to fly those people who want to travel to America along the lines of India’s Vande Bharat Mission. The airline will operate flights from Delhi on 10, 12...

Phase 4 of Vande Bharat Mission begins with focus on fewer nations

July 4, 2020

India has begun Phase 4 of its massive repatriation exercise Vande Bharat Mission on Friday, with over 900 flights scheduled. Private airlines will play a major role with IndiGo and GoAir operating 498 flights. These numbers are likely to rise. This phase will be the biggest until now with the...

Delhi airport gets India’s first E-gate pass facility at cargo terminal

July 3, 2020

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has come with a first-of-its-kind arrangement in the country, where a QR-coded E-gate pass is being provided to enter the cargo terminals. It will ensure social distancing and minimise human contact and is expected to help expedite the delivery of goods to save time and...

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