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Covid-19: Canada won't require masks on planes, drops vaccine mandate

The Canadian government announced Monday it will no longer require people to wear masks on planes to guard against COVID-19.. Transport Canada said the existing rules for masks will come off Oct. 1 We are able to do this because tens of millions of Canadians rolled up their sleeves and got vaccinated, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said. Government officials also confirmed Canada is dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of the month. Canada, like the United States, requires foreign nationals to be vaccinated when entering the country. No change in the mandate is expected in the U.S. in the near term. Unvaccinated foreign travellers who are allowed to enter Canada are currently subject to mandatory arrival tests and a 14-day quarantine. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has agreed to let a cabinet order enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements at the border expire Sept. 30. The Associated Press reported last week Trudea

Centre stalling three new airports in West Bengal, alleges Mamata

She, at the same time, said that she will not wait for the mercy of the Union government any more. "We will complete our pending projects from the development funds allotted to MPs and MLAs," she said

AI Express B737 engine catches fire at Muscat airport, all 141 evacuated

Plane was taxiing towards runway when crew of another aircraft noticed fumes, alerted pilots

Bengaluru rains: How bad infra took Indian Silicon Valley under the weather

The flood on August 30, which brought parts of Bengaluru to its knees, led to a loss of about Rs 225 crore in a single day

GMR Infra to raise Rs 6,000 crore for cities around three airports

Group power company to raise Rs 3,000 cr separately

Qatar interested to 'take over' Pakistan's airports, says FinMin Ismail

Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that Qatar is "interested in leasing Pakistan's airports"

Dreamfolks' IPO to open on Aug 24; price band fixed at Rs 308-326 per share

Airport Service aggregator platform Dreamfolks Services Ltd on Monday said it has fixed a price band of Rs 308-Rs 326 for its initial public offering which will open for public subscription on Wednesday. The initial share sale will open for public subscription on August 24 and conclude on August 26. The bidding for anchor investors would open on August 23, the company announced. The Initial Public Offering (IPO) is entirely an Offer-For-Sale (OFS) of up to 1.72 crore equity shares by promoters -- Liberatha Peter Kallat, Dinesh Nagpal and Mukesh Yadav. The public issue will constitute 33 per cent of the post offer paid-up equity share capital of the company. The company will allocate up to 60 per cent of the QIB (Qualified Institutional Buyer) portion to the anchor investors on a discretionary basis. Investors can bid for a minimum of 46 equity shares and in multiples of 46 thereafter. DreamFolks facilitates an enhanced airport experience for passengers, leveraging its ...

DGCA issues guidelines to prevent hits by bird, other animals at airports

It said that all airport operators are requested to review their wildlife hazard management programme to identify the gaps and ensure its strict implementation in and in the vicinity of an aerodrome.

Refund not vouchers: US proposes to improve policies for air passengers

The Transportation Department is proposing to require airlines to offer passengers a refund if their flight schedule is changed significantly or the airline makes major changes to their itinerary

No extra fee to be charged to issue boarding pass at check-in counters

With the onset of pandemic, the government had made it mandatory for passengers to do web check-in

Travelling abroad? This is what embassies have to say about visa delays

Steep airfares, congested terminals among other challenges for travellers

Review guidelines on face masks on flights, says Delhi HC to DGCA

The Delhi High Court on Monday said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) should review its guidelines for face masks on flights in compliance with the Centre's instructions

DGCA asks airlines to deploy adequate maintenance engineers at airports

Spot inspections were carried out by the DGCA at various airports

Post-pandemic labour markets in West now have backward bending supply curve

The financial aid provided by governments to help people during the pandemic is dis-incentivising people from re-joining the labour force to the full extent that they can

Ministry of Railways to monetise redeveloped stations through REITs

The decision assumes significance as MoR has been lagging behind in achieving its targets under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) of the Centre, during the last fiscal year

PM inaugurates Deoghar airport worth Rs 401 cr, flags off flight to Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the 657-acre Deoghar airport, constructed at a cost of Rs 401 crore

Jharkhand to have 14 new air routes, 3 more airports, says Scindia

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday announced that Jharkhand is set to get three more airports

Half of passengers' baggages stuck at Paris airport due to tech failure

The technical issue lasted until 5 p.m, leading to half of passengers arriving at their destination without their baggage

Dozens of flights cancelled after tyre burst cause chaos at Lisbon airport

Due to a set of constraints at several European airports, 65 cancelled flights are planned for today -- 40 arrivals and 25 departures: Air controller ANA

Air India mulls working with private ground handlers after flight delays

AIASL serves Air India at all airports except Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mangalore, and Thiruvananthapuram