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Govt allows airlines to resume on-board meals using disposable trays

In-flight meals were banned when air transport had resumed on 25 May to counter the spread of the virus

Book directly with airlines, no need to apply here: Govt to intl passengers

Passengers taking international flights from India need not apply to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and can directly book their tickets with the airlines, said an official statement on Wednesday. A standard operating protocol issued by the Home Ministry on August 22 stated that persons who are eligible to travel on outbound flights "will apply to MoCA or an agency/agencies designated by MoCA for this purpose with necessary details, including places of departure & arrival". The MoCA said on Twitter on Wednesday that it "has designated all the airlines operating under Vande Bharat Mission & air transport bubble arrangements as designated agencies for this purpose". "Passengers may book tickets directly with the airlines concerned. They need not apply/register with the Ministry of Civil Aviation," it added. While scheduled international passenger flights continue to remain suspended in the country since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic, special international ...

Finnair set to eliminate 1,000 jobs amid Covid-19 pandemic: Report

Airlines are scrambling to slash costs and bolster their finances after lockdowns to contain the pandemic brought global air travel almost to a halt

Covid-19-hit aviation industry requires $5 bn to stay afloat: CAPA

"Covid-19 will inflict an unprecedented financial impact on the industry. Airlines are the most vulnerable, with some carriers at breaking point," CAPA said

DGCA to implement e-governance project for approvals, licenses by year-end

The project is being implemented in four phases and is expected to be completed by the end of this year

US, China agree to increase airline flights between them to 8 per week

The US and China have agreed to allow air carriers to double the current flights to eight weekly round-trip flights

Vistara enters long-haul flights, to operate Delhi-London route for a month

Airline to deploy its brand-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, one-way economy fares start at Rs 29,912

Vinay Dube quits GoAir in an instant, Kaushik Khona replaces him as CEO

This will Khona's second stint as CEO of GoAir; under his watch between 2009-2011 the airline had seen an improvement in load factors and revenue

GoAir brings back Kaushik Khona as CEO, airline's third change in 2 years

Khona was at the helm of GoAir from April 2009 to June 2011

Domestic air traffic rises 6% in July as aviation sector tries to take off

Airlines flew 2.1 mn passengers in July, against 1.9 mn in June

2.1 mn travelled domestically by air in July, 82.3% lower than year-ago

Moreover, the occupancy rate or load factor for five out of six major Indian airlines was between 50 and 60 per cent in June, the DGCA stated

Air passengers awaiting return to normalcy, leisure travel: Survey

Air passengers are "eagerly" awaiting the return to normalcy of flight operations and are looking forward to international leisure travel, a survey by Mumbai airport operator MIAL has claimed.

Chartered planes, costly tickets: How world is beating flight restrictions

The flight paralysis underscores how deep and lasting the pandemic's damage is proving to be

Number of flights up, yet less than a third compared to July 2019: Icra

Rating says airlines operated at much lower capacity of about 27% this July compared to July 2019 level, but there was a marginal rise over the 25% capacity achieved in June 2020

Global air travel unlikely to return to pre-Covid levels until 2024: IATA

Moreover, the overall domestic passenger traffic was 86.5 per cent less in June 2020 than what was observed a year ago, the global airlines body added

Covid-19 impact: In June, airlines could only fill two-thirds of seats

The passenger load factor of major scheduled commercial airlines stood between 54 per cent and 68 per cent, which means carriers were able to fill up to two thirds of the total seats in June.

1.98 mn people flew domestically in June; airline load factor was low: DGCA

Moreover, the occupancy rate or load factor for five out of six major Indian airlines was between 50 and 60 per cent in June 2020, it said

Airlines staring at Rs 1.1-trillion loss over 3 years: CRISIL Research

Airlines are unlikely to recoup this loss as growth is not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels of double-digit increase at least in the medium term, CRISIL Research said.

Air India to send some employees on leave without pay for up to five years

Air India has started the process of identifying employees, based on various factors like efficiency, health and redundancy, who will be sent on compulsory leave without pay

Asia-Pacific airlines to lose about $29 bn this year due to Covid-19: IATA

IATA said the region's airlines will see passenger demand measured in revenue passenger kilometres collapse 53.8 per cent this year