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India to resume scheduled international flights from Dec 15: Govt

'Resumption of commercial international passenger services would imply reversion to bilaterally agreed capacity entitlements and termination of air bubble arrangements,' Civil Aviation Ministry said

Normal international flights by year-end, says Civil Aviation Secretary

Restart of scheduled international commercial passenger flights would increase travel options for passengers and foster lower fares

Top headlines: Indian investors flee crypto trading; intl flight ops 'soon'

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Normalisation of international flight services expected by year-end: Govt

Currently, India has air bubble arrangements with more than 25 countries for operating international flights

'Evaluating process', says Scindia on normalising int'l flight operations

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the process is being evaluated with respect to normalising international flight operations

American Airlines starts New York-Delhi flight from November 12

American Airlines has started a daily flight on New York-Delhi route from November 12 onwards, a statement said on Monday. The New York-Delhi service will be operated through Boeing 777-300 aircraft that has 8 first-class seats, 52 business-class seats, 28 premium economy seats and 216 economy-class seats, the airline's statement noted. American and IndiGo had in September announced that they have entered into a codeshare agreement that allows the former to sell seats on the latter's flights on 29 domestic routes. Scheduled international flights have been suspended in India since March 23 last year amid the Covid pandemic. However, limited international passenger flights been permitted since July last year under air bubble arrangements that India has formed with approximately 28 countries.

Emotions run high as families, friends reunite after US opens travel

The coronavirus pandemic had prompted the US to close its borders to international travellers from many countries, including India, last year

AirAsia India expected to soon get international flying permit

With AirAsia India getting close to obtaining international flying rights, conglomerate Tata Sons, will in the near future, have four airlines with permits for overseas operations.

Taliban asks airlines to restart int'l flights, promises cooperation

While passenger and aid flights have been operating from the airport, normal commercial services are yet to resume since last month's chaotic evacuation

Kabul airport to be ready for international flights in 3 days: Report

The Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul will be ready for international flight services in the next three days.

Scindia flags off IndiGo's domestic flight, AI's international flight

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually flagged off IndiGo's Delhi-Gwalior-Indore flight and Air India's Indore-Dubai flight on Wednesday, the civil aviation ministry stated.

Covid-19: DGCA extends suspension of international flights till Sep 30

Amid ongoing COVID-19, DGCA on Sunday extended the suspension on scheduled international commercial passenger flights till September 30, 2021, said a circular by the office of DGCA

Delhi-London economy class airfares zoom up to Rs 4 lakh on revenge travel

Spike in airfares seen in several other routes connecting India, Mumbai-Moscow doubles in about a month

Indian govt should restart scheduled international flights : IATA DG

The civil aviation ministry put in place a cap on capacity and fares following resumption of domestic air travel last May.

How Indian aviation sector braved Covid turbulence better than global peers

Compared with other major countries during Covid-19, domestic airlines have precariously stayed the course

Foreign Min Jaishankar holds meeting with India's envoys to Gulf nations

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has held a meeting with India's envoys to the Gulf nations to discuss a host of issues, including encouraging speedy resumption of flights to this region

Covid-19: UAE extends suspension on flights from India till June 30

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday extended the suspension of passenger flights from India till June 30 to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic

Covid impact: Ban on international flights extended till June 30, says DGCA

The decision to extend the suspension on scheduled international passenger flights comes as India battles a second wave of coronavirus

Nepal extends ban on international flights till May 31 as Covid cases surge

Nepal government has extended suspension on the operation of international flights till May 31 as coronavirus cases continue to rise at an alarming rate in the Himalayan nation

Damaged reputation

India's Covid crisis has implications for supply chain and soft power