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Govt removes curbs on number of flights between India and Ukraine

Amid tense situation in Ukraine, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has removed the curbs on the number of flights that can be operated between India and the Eastern European nation under the bilateral air bubble arrangement to facilitate travel of Indians from that country. Besides, the cap on the number of seats that can be offered on flights has been removed and Indian carriers have also been asked by the ministry to look at the possibility of operating flights to Ukraine due to the increase in demand, a senior official at the ministry said on Thursday. Sources at various Indian airlines said they are watching the situation and have not decided on whether to operate flights to Ukraine or not. Earlier in the day, a senior official at Go First said the airline will evaluate the option of operating chartered passenger flights to Ukraine if there is a proposal from the government. In the wake of rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia, India has advised its citizens to temporarily le

Aviation turbine fuel prices climb to record high after 5.2% hike

ATF price was hiked by Rs 4,481.63 per kilolitre or 5.2 per cent to Rs 90,519.79 per kl in the national capital, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers

Regional airline TruJet says talks on with investor after grounding flights

TruJet says it is in final stage of discussion with a potential investor who is funding $25 mn within next few days

Industry body Faith seeks commercial flights operations in full strength

The Indian inbound and outbound travel industry has been shut for the past 23 months, Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (Faith) said in a statement

Air India to enhance in-flight service as ownership changes hands

Cabin crew are being trained on procedures, focus on service with finesse

Akasa Air take off likely in late May or early June: CEO Vinay Dube

Seeking to further democratise air travel with dependable and affordable services, Akasa Air likely to start flights in late May or early June after getting its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in April.

Go First airline's official Twitter handle hacked, says report

A company spokesperson said that the concerned teams are investigating the matter

AirAsia India curtails flights till Feb 10 as third wave impacts demand

Domestic traffic has shrunk 38% in first three weeks of Jan, forcing airlines to adjust schedules. Overall industry-wide number of daily departures down to 1,600-1,800 from over 2,500 last month

Japanese airlines resume US Boeing 777 flights after 5G rollout

Two major Japanese airlines said Wednesday they will restore flights to the United States after the deployment of 5G mobile

Near-collision between two India-bound flights, DGCA seeks report from UAE

EK-524 from Dubai-Hyderabad was accelerating for take-off from runway 30R, when the crew saw a aircraft coming in the same direction at high speed, says a person aware of the development

Indian airport bonds drop to 3-month lows on airline cutbacks

Both Vistara and IndiGo have cut capacity in response to a surging caseload and travel restrictions

Top headlines: Quarantine for flyers from abroad, CCI probe against Google

India climb up the ladder of emerging tech patents, shows data. More in today's top headlines

Covid-19: Bengal now allows flights from Delhi, Mumbai thrice a week

The state has also banned direct flights from the UK in the wake of the surge of Omicron variant of Covid-19 in that country

US woman tests Covid positive mid-flight, isolates for 5 hrs in bathroom

A US woman was quarantined in an aeroplane bathroom for three hours after testing positive for COVID-19 halfway through a flight from Chicago to Iceland, according to media reports. Marisa Fotieo, a teacher from Michigan, said her throat began to hurt halfway through the trip on December 19 so she went to the bathroom to perform a rapid Covid test which confirmed she was infected, WABC-TV reported. Before the flight, Fotieo told CNN she took two PCR tests and about five rapid tests, all of which came back negative. But about an hour and a half into the flight, Fotieo started to feel a sore throat. "The wheels started turning in my brain and I thought, 'OK, I'm going to just go take a test.' It was going to make me feel better," Fotieo said. "Immediately, it came back positive." Fotieo is fully vaccinated and has received the booster. She tests consistently since she works with an unvaccinated population. When she got her results in the aeroplane bathroom, over the Atlantic Ocean, s

JetBlue cuts about 1,280 flights through mid-January on Omicron hurdles

Carriers have been canceling hundreds of flights every day in the United States since Christmas Eve as they grapple with staff shortages

British Airways plane windscreen cracked by block of ice at 35,000 feet

The Boeing 777 aircraft cruising at 35,000 feet was making the journey from London Gatwick to San Jose in Costa Rica on Christmas Day

Covid scare: Korean Air ordered to suspend flights to Hong Kong till Jan 8

Korean Air Lines, South Korea's national flag carrier, has been ordered to suspend flights to Hong Kong for two weeks due to coronavirus infections found among its passengers aboard a plane

ICCR demands compulsorily playing Indian music on Indian flights

ICCR called Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to its program and submitted a memorandum to him and said that if this happens in Indian Airlines, Indian music will get a lot of strength

Indian aviation industry was able to breathe a little easier in 2021

Air India's sale to the Tata Group and arrival of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed new airline Akasa Air in 2021 are likely to introduce more competition

Boeing wants to build its next airplane in 'metaverse': How will it work?

It is a snapshot of an ambitious new Boeing strategy to unify sprawling design, production and airline services operations under a single digital ecosystem