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German airline Lufthansa gets green light to resume flights to Russia

Lufthansa said that it has received the green light from Russia to resume flights there, after being briefly denied permission, which resulted in a reciprocal blocking of flights by Germany

Myanmar extends suspension of international flights for a month over Covid

Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications has extended the suspension period of international commercial flights to the end of June due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Lufthansa to operate flights between India and Germany via Bahrain

Lufthansa said it will operate its 10 weekly flights between India and Germany via Bahrain instead of Dubai from Sunday due to recent restrictions imposed by the UAE government

Covid-19: Nepal allows 'special flights' to evacuate stranded foreigners

Nepal has permitted special flights to evacuate over 7,000 foreign nationals, including Indians, stranded in the country after it suspended all international flights to check Covid-19

Vistara to start Delhi-Tokyo flights from Jun 16 under air bubble agreement

Vistara said on Monday it will start flights on the Delhi-Tokyo route from June 16 under the air bubble arrangement formed between India and Japan.

Cockpit and cabin crew suffer as fresh Covid wave hits air travel

Aviation jobs were scarce even before the Covid-19 pandemic arrived on Indian shores in early 2020. The situation has been exacerbated since

7.82 mn domestic air passengers in March, slightly lower than Feb: DGCA

India resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25 last year

SpiceJet to charge no fees for changes done at least 5 days prior to flight

SpiceJet on Saturday said passengers will not be charged any fees for changing date or time in their tickets at least five days prior to the departure date.

Empty middle seats may reduce Covid-19 exposure on flights, lab study finds

Leaving middle seats open could provide airline passengers more protection from the novel coronavirus: study

Flight loads drop below 100 for four straight days as flyers defer travel

Industry execs say booking volumes down 30-40%; Airlines have begun clubbing flights last minute due to weakening demand

No intention to curtail flight services amid Covid spike: Hardeep Puri

Puri further said he directed airport officials and authorities to put into no-flyers list such passengers who are not following Covid norms

Pilots, cabin crew won't fly for 48 hours after getting Covid vaccine: DGCA

'If there are no symptoms after 48 hours, the air crew is fit to resume 'unrestricted' flying duties,' says the aviation regulator

Alliance Air launches flights from Bilaspur under UDAN scheme

Alliance Air is a subsidiary of Air India

Hand luggage-only fare: Up to 15% cheaper for flyers, airlines benefit too

Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday allowed airlines to unbundle services including check-in baggage, meaning airlines can charge extra for them

Alliance Air to commence flights betweeb Bilaspur-Delhi from March

Continuing efforts to bolster regional connectivity across India, Alliance Air will add Bilaspur in its service network as the 45th destination, the airline said

Air-bubble arrangement between India, Russia to kick in from tomorrow

India and Russia have concluded an air-bubble arrangement and it will come into effect from Friday

Flight ops restored in Kashmir after remaining affected due to bad weather

The air traffic to and fro Kashmir was restored on Thursday hours after the flight operations were affected in the morning due to bad weather as most parts of the valley received overnight snowfall

RBI tweaks FEMA regulations, gives wings to recycling of aircraft

Till now, export of planes in knocked-down condition was not allowed

Vistara to operate daily flights on Delhi-Sharjah route from Jan 20

Full service carrier Vistara said on Monday it will be operating daily flights between Delhi and Sharjah from January 20 onwards

Indonesia's rescue team locates crash site, black boxes of Boeing jet

Debris suspected to be from Flight SJ182 has been found along with emergency signals transmitted by two devices, with the search team already locating both flight recorders