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Covid impact: Philippines extends travel ban on India until July 15

The Philippines has extended the travel ban for all inbound travellers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until July 15

Air traveller numbers treble from May low as states get into unlock mode

But the grim reality is that the average daily passengers for June from the second week is still around 40 per cent of the levels reached in March when it rose to 313,000 passengers a day

Vistara announces 48-hr sale on all classes for Aug 1-Oct 12 travel period

Vistara announced a 48-hour sale on all classes of its flights for travel between August 1 and October 12.

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

SpiceJet, IndiGo ready for new war zone as cargo biz continues upward swing

Analysts remain sceptical on the profitability from freighter business

Air travellers show 2x rise in June first week over May as Covid cases fall

Rise in passenger uptake expected to be swifter than it was after 1st wave

India expects countries to ease travel curbs on Indians as cases fall

In the wake of the second wave of COVID-19, several countries imposed travel restrictions on Indian travellers.

Domestic air travel become costlier as govt raises lower limit on fares

Domestic air travel is set to become costlier as the Civil Aviation Ministry on Friday raised the lower limit on fares by 13 to 16 per cent, according to an official order

Covid-negative report must for Singapore citizens returning to country

"All travellers will also be required to present their valid Covid-19 PCR test result at the air, sea and land checkpoints when they arrive in Singapore," the ministry said

Domestic air traffic fell 27% in April as second Covid wave hurts demand

The introduction of mandatory RT-PCR tests and lockdown like curbs introduced by various states including Maharashtra and Delhi dampened the demand

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

Where can you fly right now? India's outbreak stalls global travel rebound

'Things will get worse for the Indian aviation industry before they get better,' says industry official

Avoid travel to India even if fully vaccinated: Top US health body

Hong Kong and New Zealand had earlier banned passenger movement from India for a limited period

UK, Hong Kong ban travel from India over new Covid-19 variant concerns

Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the move in the House of Commons

Airbus sees medium-haul air travel recovery by 2023, says report

Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said on a webcast on Tuesday that the recovery in air travel in Europe had been "very disappointing" so far in 2021 but that traffic was rebounding in the United States

Majority want govt to suspend flights from UK, SA amid Covid surge: Survey

As many as two-thirds of the people want the government to suspend flights from the UK and South Africa amid a near sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases

GoAir's IPO plan in midst of Covid-19 pandemic flies in the face of logic

GoAir's IPO plan has been in the making for several years - this is reportedly the sixth such plan - but the pandemic has made it an imperative after the airline's bankers refused it further loan

China airfares rebound in potential rehearsal for global recovery

Widely watched airfares in China are recovering to pre-pandemic levels as domestic tourists lead a patchy air travel recovery, scattering crumbs of hope to a shattered global travel sector

Suspension of international passenger flights extended till April 30

The coronavirus-induced suspension of scheduled international passenger flights has been extended till April 30, Indian aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Tuesday. "However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis," the DGCA added. Scheduled international passenger services have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But special international flights have been operating under the Vande Bharat Mission since May and under bilateral "air bubble" arrangements with selected countries since July. India has formed air bubble pacts with 27 countries, including the US, the UK, the UAE, Kenya, Bhutan and France. Under an air bubble pact between two countries, special international flights can be operated by their airlines between their territories. The DGCA circular also said that the suspension does not affect the operation of international .

Boeing enters into $5.28 billion two-year revolving credit agreement

Boeing said on Monday it had entered into a $5.28 billion, two-year revolving credit agreement, as the US planemaker contends with a prolonged slowdown in commercial air travel fueled by the pandemic