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Sanitisers to ticket price: 10 changes to note when India resumes flights

Facemasks and social distancing measures may become a common practice for airline passengers.

Lockdown 4.0 MHA guidelines: Shopping malls, public spaces to remain shut

The guidelines came soon after the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) extended the national lockdown beyond Sunday till May-end

Lufthansa Group plans to resume Mumbai-Frankfurt flight services in June

With over 106 destinations in Germany and Europe and more than 20 intercontinental destinations, the range of flights will be expanded

Lufthansa, Swiss to resume flights to Mumbai from Frankfurt, Zurich

Lufthansa group's senior director (sales), South Asia, George Ettiyil said the decision reflects the robust demand for flights to and from India, even in these unprecedented times.

Vande Bharat phase-2: 149 flights to bring Indians home from 31 countries

Second phase from May 16 to 22; so far some 12,000 nationals have been brought back

Covid-19: Air India flight from London lands with 329 passengers in Mumbai

The special evacuation flight AI 130 -- operated with a Boeing 777 plane -- departed from London on Saturday

India set to bring home 250,000 stranded abroad; 64 flights deployed

The Indians stranded abroad will have to pay anything from Rs 12,000 to Rs 1 lakh per ticket depending on their location

Govt suspends all visas given to foreigners, bans travel by OCI holders

In a separate order, the Union Home Ministry also said it has extended on 'gratis' basis the visas of foreigners,who are stranded in India due the lockdown.

Covid-19 crisis: Indians stranded abroad will be brought home from May 7

1,074 patients recovered in 24 hrs, highest in one day; 1,107,233 people tested in India so far

Airports prepare to handle 30% flights in first phase of ops after lockdown

Both airlines and airports are devising their own SOPs and limited number of flights are being planned to enable social distancing on ground and inside the aircraft

Asia-Pacific international air traffic drops 72% in March over Covid-19

Demand in revenue passenger kilometres fell by 70.7%

Covid-19: Singapore to send 78 tonnes of relief materials to India

With 1,990 more COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's count of coronavirus cases has reached 26,496

Air India opens bookings on select domestic routes for travel from May 4

India has been under lockdown since March 25 to curb the spread of novel coronavirus

Covid-19: IndiGo plans to restart operations from May 4, slash capacity

Airline will also follow strict zonal boarding process to prevent grouping of flyers

Sealed shops, deserted Terminal 3: Flying in the time of coronavirus

The Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport looked eerily quiet as shop shelves were all empty

How flights will operate after the lockdown is lifted

The Standard Operating Procedure being formulated by the DGCA will make it mandatory for airlines to keep all middle seats and the last three rows empty to minimise contact

Covid-19: Air Deccan halts operations, staff put on sabbatical without pay

In view of the recent global and domestic issues and directive by Indian regulator to suspend flights till April 14, Air Deccan has no option but to cease operations, a statement said

Coronavirus impact: Indian expats with expired visas on sticky wicket

Senior government officials have confirmed that no evacuation flights to the US are on the radar, given the surge in cases to above 245,000 (as of Friday), in the country.

Covid-19 impact: Air India suspends contract of around 200 employees

The national carrier has already cut the allowances of all employees, except cabin crew, by 10 per cent for the next three months

India says will consider allowing int'l flights to country after April 15

India is under a 21-day lockdown till April 14 and therefore, all domestic and international commercial passenger flights have been suspended