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Govt lifts cap on domestic flights to 80% of pre-Covid levels

The cap on the number of domestic flights that Indian airlines are permitted to operate was increased from 70 per cent to 80 per cent of their pre-COVID levels on Thursday, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. The minister had said on November 11 that the Indian airlines can operate up to 70 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic passenger flights due to the prevailing demand amid the coronavirus situation. Puri tweeted on Thursday, "Domestic operations recommenced with 30K passengers on 25 May & have now touched a high of 2.52 lakhs on 30 Nov 2020." "Ministry of Civil Aviation is now allowing domestic carriers to increase their operations from existing 70% to 80% of pre-COVID approved capacity," he stated. The ministry had resumed scheduled domestic passenger services from May 25, after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus lockdown. However, the airlines were allowed to operate not more than 33 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic flights. On June 26, this was ..

India domestic air passenger traffic reaches over half of pre-Covid levels

India's domestic passenger traffic has reached more than half of pre-coronavirus pandemic level operations with the number of daily air travellers crossing over two lakh in November

Govt to increase cap on domestic flights to 70-75% of pre-Covid levels soon

The ministry had said last week that Indian carriers can operate a maximum of 60 per cent of their pre-Covid domestic passenger flights till February 24 next year

Maximum 60% of pre-Covid domestic flights can be operated till Feb 24: Govt

Indian airlines can operate maximum 60 per cent of their pre-Covid domestic passenger flights till February 24 next year due to the prevailing coronavirus situation, Civil Aviation Ministry has said

Some countries haven't yet removed restrictions on entry of Indians: Puri

Some countries have still not removed restrictions on the entry of Indians and the government is ready to fly passengers to these countries whenever they ease their limits, said Hardeep Singh Puri

Jet Airways will have to reapply for slots, have 20 planes for global ops

When it shut operations, Jet Airways had close to 700 such slots pair including 116 and 214 in prime airports of Delhi and Mumbai

Want to enter or leave India? Here are the new govt visa rules in pandemic

The move will enable foreign nationals to come to India for various purposes such as business, conferences, employment, studies and research

Aviation min, DGCA grant conditional exemption to NCRTC for using drones

The other conditions include submission of a comprehensive brief on the scope of operations and the copy of SOP to Flight Standards Directorate (FSD), DGCA, the release said

Air India facing a very challenging financial situation: Hardeep Puri

Hardeep Puri has called Air India's LWP scheme a "win-win for employees and management", and pointed out that Air India has not laid off a single employee like international and domestic carriers

Number of passengers flying in single day increases to over 178,000

The total number of passengers flying in a single day increased to 1,78,431 on October 11, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday

Will reach pre-Covid-19 levels by year-end: Civil aviation minister

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Saturday said domestic passenger traffic could reach the pre-Covid level by the end of current year

Govt hikes air navigation charges by 4%, airlines demand roll back

IATA has urged the civil aviation ministry to reverse the decision and work with the industry on a business recovery plan

India has new air bubble pacts with Kenya and Bhutan: Hardeep Singh Puri

India has established separate bilateral air bubble arrangements with Kenya and Bhutan for operation of special international passenger flights between the two countries, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. Till September 17, India had formed such arrangements with 13 countries -- Afghanistan, Bahrain, Canada, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, the Maldives, Nigeria, Qatar, the UAE, the UK and the USA. Under an air bubble pact between two countries, special international passenger flights can be operated by their airlines into each other's territories under restrictive conditions. "In order to further boost bilateral international air connectivity air bubble arrangements are now in place with Kenya & Bhutan. Indian carriers will be able to operate to these countries," Puri said on Twitter. "Carriers of these countries will be able to fly to India," he added. Scheduled international flights have been suspended in India since March 23 due to the coronavirus ...

Saudi Arabia permits outbound passenger flights to India: AI Express

Air India Express said Saudi Arabia has permitted outbound passenger flights to India under the Vande Bharat mission

Patna airport's new terminal will be able to handle 8 mn flyers/year: Puri

The Patna airport will have the capacity to handle eight million passengers per annum once the construction of its new terminal is completed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday. "LNJP (Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Narayan) Airport in Patna, which currently handles 4.53 million passengers per annum, is all set for further upgradation & expansion," Puri stated on Twitter. "Construction of a new terminal is being undertaken by the AAI with state-of-the-art technology and facilities at Patna with an investment of ?1200cr," he noted. This will enable the airport to handle eight million passengers per annum, the minister said. The Patna airport is one of the fastest growing airports in India, he mentioned. Puri also said flights will start operating at the Darbhanga airport from early November, much before the Chhath festival. He said a new civil enclave with a terminal building is also being built at the Darbhanga airport at a

Govt allows airlines to decide baggage limitations for domestic flights

"The matter with regard to check-in baggage has been reviewed based on the feedback/inputs received from the concerned stakeholders," the ministry noted

Flight tickets booked before, during lockdown refundable: DGCA to SC

DGCA also clarified that in case of tickets booked prior to the lockdown up to May 24, the refund would be governed by the credit shell and incentive scheme

Dubai bans Air India Express for 15 days for carrying Covid positive flyer

In August, Hong Kong had banned Air India for two weeks for a similar lapse

Flyers can take videos in flights but can't use recording gadgets: DGCA

On Saturday, the regulator had said that a scheduled flight will be suspended for a period of two weeks if anyone is found taking photographs inside the plane

Vande Bharat: 153 stranded Indians depart from Thailand for New Delhi

A special Air India flight from Thailand departed for New Delhi on Tuesday, carrying 153 stranded Indians, under the Vande Bharat Mission