For the first time in the country, a small aircraft in the form of an air taxi is being used for services, said Khattar at the inauguration ceremony of the air taxi service

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

As per DGCA data, 63.54 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in November, which was 20.54 per cent higher than the air passenger traffic recorded last month

Noida authorities conduct random coronavirus tests on commuters from Delhi Amid an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in Delhi, the administration of Gautam Buddh Nagar, adjoining the National Capital, in Uttar Pradesh, started random Covid-19 testing of Delhi to Noida commuters on Wednesday. Gautam Buddh Nagar health officials were deployed at two key Noida-Delhi borders on Wednesday, where they started random Covid-19 testing of people coming from Delhi. This decision came during...

Hardeep Singh Puri says domestic aviation operations touched a new high, with over 2,25,097 passengers travelling in 1,903 flights; says airports witnessed footfall of 4,47,870 on Diwali

Aviation Ministry clarified that its previous order dated September 2, 2020, regarding opening of domestic flight operations and fare bands will remain in effect till February 24, 2021, or until further orders

DGCA suspends international passenger flights till November 30India's aviation regulator on Wednesday extended the suspension of international passenger flights till November 30 due to coronavirus pandemic. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) added that the international scheduled flights may be allowed on certain routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis.Uber to offer 12,000 free rides to blind, low vision persons in 8 Indian citiesCab aggregator Uber has part...

nternational passenger services have been suspended in India since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, domestic flights' operation restarted on May 25.

Airlines allowed to fly 12,983 weekly domestic flights in winter scheduleThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has approved 12,983 weekly domestic flights for the winter schedule. This schedule began on Sunday and will end on March 27 next year. In last year's winter schedule, the aviation regulator had approved 23,307 weekly domestic flights. Currently, airlines in India are allowed to operate a maximum 60 per cent of pre-COVID weekly domestic flights.Coronavirus vaccine: AstraZeneca, ...

DGCA has approved 6,006 weekly domestic flights of IndiGo for this year's winter schedule. SpiceJet and GoAir have got 1,957 and 1,203 weekly domestic flights approved, respectively

Total number of passengers carried by domestic airlines during Jan-Sept stood at 4.4 crore against 10.58 crore during corresponding period of previous year, registering annual degrowth of 58.39 per cent

Air India fears Gulf carriers will eat its market share on long-haul routes such as India-Europe, India-US and India-UK once travel restrictions are lifted

An Air India Express plane with 190 people on board, overshot the rain-soaked runway at an airport near the southern city of Kozhikode on Friday. The Boeing 737 landed in tailwind, skid off the runway and broke in half

At Calicut airport, where the plane crashed on Friday, the pilot landed a third of the way along the runway, Kumar said on Sunday, leaving less room to bring the plane to a halt

In June this year, one of the AirAsia India's former pilots -- who runs a YouTube channel called Flying Beast -- alleged violations of safety norms by the low-cost airline

Air india Express crash in Kozhikode: India's director general of civil aviation Arun Kumar said on Sunday that the transcripts from the black box will be soon recovered

According to a ministry order of July 16, the link of which has been attached with the tweet, the cell was also set up following an order from the Department of Promotion of Industry and Trade (DPIT) on July 1 in this regard

India's aviation industry faces uncertainty in the air traffic recovery timeline in the wake of subdued demand for leisure (especially international) by risk averse passengers and likely decline in disposable income in the hands of consumers

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have been put on high alert as these areas fall on the path of Nisarga

Between March 25 and May 24, Indian aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) did not allow any domestic passenger flights (scheduled or non-scheduled) due to the coronavirus-triggered lockdown