Passenger flights resumed from the UK to India in limited numbers from Friday onwards after remaining suspended for 16 days due to the emergence of a new coronavirus variant in that country

In almost a week long suspension, thirty-seven single-trip flights to the UK across carriers of Air India, Vistara, British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic have been cancelled

Rahul Gandhi's conspicuous absence from the country comes at a crucial time for Congress as it gets ready for party presidential elections

Though the Congress did not disclose Gandhi's destination, the chief spokesperson of the party, Randeep Surjewala, confirmed that he will be away for a few days

When the pandemic started spreading across the country, all scheduled international flights and domestic passenger flights were suspended from March 23 and March 25, respectively. Scheduled domestic flights were restarted in a limited manner from May 25

Countries across the globe are shutting their borders to Britain after the emergence of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain

Jio's inflight service allows users to stay connected in the covered flight at above 20000 feet. Customers with active IFC packs will be able to use data, outgoing voice calls and SMS. The IFC plans are priced at Rs 499, Rs 699, and Rs 999.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement that all airline passengers arriving from the UK must test negative in order to fly to the United States

The national carrier informed that those who were scheduled to travel from the said countries can avail a one-time free rescheduling of travel arrangements by December 31

The order came a day after the Bombay High Court rejected a plea of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is also probing the case, to intervene into the matter

Brazil's Gol Airlines became the first in the world to return the planes to its active fleet, using a 737 MAX 8 on a flight from Sao Paulo to Porto Alegre

Private equity and stressed asset funds continue to show interest in acquiring value assets undergoing insolvency proceedings despite delays and litigation

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Share of Jet Airways opened 5% higher at Rs 75.60 against previous close of  Rs 72 on BSE

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The new promoters of Jet Airways, the Murari Lal Jalan-Kalrock Capital consortium, said that Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru will remain the hubs for Jet 2.0 with sub-hubs in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities

A spokesman of British Airways said, \"We expect the highest standard of behaviour from all of our colleagues at all times, and we are investigating the claims\"

The International Air Transport Association is working on mobile app, which will act as a digital passport. The app will enclose COVID-19 test and vaccination certificates to provide a smooth travelling experience for airline passengers