As per the guidelines issued by the health ministry on December 28 2020, initially around 30 crore Indians will be vaccinated, including around three crore healthcare and frontline workers

In stage II, shortlisted bidders will be given a request for proposal (RFP), post which a transparent bidding process will take place

The government on Thursday announced that it has decided to extend the deadline for inviting bids for Air India till December 14

Airlines have been given flexibility to book middle seats - they have to be kept empty as much as possible, but not on flights with high demand; and these recommendations don't matter if family members are sitting next to each other

The deadline for completion of Jet Airways's insolvency resolution process has been extended till August 21 due to the lockdown

Those living in containment zones, won't be allowed air travel. Those who have been tested positive for COVID-19 will also not be allowed to travel.

According to travel agents, barring a few airlines, all domestic carriers like IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India along with global players have refused to pay the refunds in cash

However, Air India's peers such as IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir said they have started taking bookings for domestic flights starting April 15

Coronavirus pandemic: Passenger numbers have declined considerably and this has badly affected the cash flow of the airlines

Coronavirus Live News: Test reports for samples from the Italian tourist showed variation, following which they were sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, where they tested positive

Coronavirus in China: The team conducting these operations was headed by Captain Amitabh Singh and comprised 8 pilots, 30 cabin crew, 10 cabin crew members and 1 senior officer.

Coronavirus latest: The GOM was informed that 15,991 people are presently under community surveillance across the country. Out of a total 1,671 samples that were sent for testing, only 3 were found positive

The GoM also approved the share purchase agreement, under which the airline's total debt of around Rs 60,000 crore would be transferred to a special purpose vehicle

From shuttering of a 27-year-old airline to repeated grounding of planes to ailing Air India, headwinds blew across the once-fastest growing domestic civil aviation space in 2019 while a spike in regional air connectivity served as a silver lining in relatively cloudy skies

After analysing the Air India's disinvestment process of 2018, the then transaction adviser 'EY' in its report cited the government retaining 24 per cent stake and corresponding rights and high debt as reasons for the failure of the disinvestment process

For the disinvestment process, the books of accounts of Air India till July 15, have been closed and those financials would be used while seeking bids