The industry body has written to the Home Ministry suggesting opening of bars, cinema halls and sports venues
Air France and United have already commenced bookings for travel from Paris and Newark to India, while Lufthansa is yet to open inbound sales
After nearly 4-months, India-US international flights to resume today via 'air bubbles'
Indian private carriers will also be given an opportunity to fly on such long-haul routes, provided they operate wide-body aircraft for such flights
India suspended all scheduled international passenger flights on March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
India suspended long-distance trains and international flights in March as part of the lockdown of its 1.3 billion population to contain the spread of novel coronavirus
Plans to deploy more such planes to bring back other employees
In a press release, the airline said it will help bring back close to 4,500 Indians stranded in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Air India and other private domestic airlines have been operating unscheduled international repatriation flights under the Vande Bharat Mission
The EU said China is subject to confirmation of reciprocity, meaning it must lift all restrictions on European citizens entering China before it will allow Chinese citizens back in.
While signing contracts with aircraft leasing firms or aircraft maintenance firms, airlines generally have to agree to make payments in US dollars only
India resumed scheduled domestic passenger flights on May 25, after a gap of two months
The advantage for Singapore Airlines will come from the fact that India doesn't allow foreign airlines to directly fly passengers to a third country.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi crossed the 66,000 mark, with the biggest single-day spike of 3,947 fresh infections being reported on Tuesday
Move comes after US accuses India of unfair trade practices by blocking US airlines from repatriation flights
'I have always said that Air India is a first-class asset,' he said.
Those decisions will be taken by the governments after looking at their domestic situation, he said at a webinar titled Reposing the Faith in Flying' organised by the GMR group
The flight 'IGO 1428' had 168 passengers from Punjab; two each from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh; and one from Uttarakhand, airport officials said.
Scheduled international passenger flights continue to remain suspended in the country since March 23 due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Domestic passenger flights resumed in India from May 25 after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus-triggered lockdown