The communication noted that leaves may be granted in extreme cases on a case-to-case basis, depending upon the urgency of the situation

The restrictions will not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the DGCA, according to the official circular

Domestic airlines saw an increase of 5.5% in passenger numbers during January over December last year. However, it continued to decline year-on-year and fell by 39.5 % during January 2021 as compared to the same month last year

UNICEF said more than 15 airlines have signed agreements to support the priority delivery of pandemic-related materials

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Despite lacking any license or registration to sell insurance policy of any kind, Bangalore-based Digital National Motor Insurance has been selling insurance policies, IRDAI said

\"Unilateral action by individual companies in democracies like ours is just not long-term stable -- we do need to be able to have a framework of laws and norms,\" Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said

The international travel restrictions imposed on March 25 made it challenging for the stranded Indians overseas to return to the country. In April, following their requests, the civil aviation ministry started the international repatriation flights under VBM

In 2019, for instance, foreign exchange earnings stood at $29.96 billion and $28.59 billion in the year before that. From January to June 2020, this number reportedly dropped to $6.15 billion

The mission was aimed at giving a chance to people who were stranded overseas due to pandemic restrictions to come back to the country. Nearly all airlines such as Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir, Vistara and others have flown under this mission

Indian airlines are currently carrying 60 per cent of the total pre-COVID domestic passengers and this is better than most countries in the world, Remi Maillard, President and Managing Director, Airbus India and South Asia said in an interview

India resumed its scheduled domestic passenger flights on May 25, 2020 after keeping them suspended for a period of two months due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown

The Kingdom's interior ministry has announced temporary suspension of flights effective from 1800 GMT Wednesday. The country has also received first vaccine shipment delivery from Pfizer-BioNTech

Budget 2021: All major airlines in India faced losses throughout the year. Many laid off hundreds of employees, sent them on leave without pay, or cut their salaries

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Thursday extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights till 11.59 pm on February 28, 2021

India had suspended all flights to and from the United Kingdom from December 23 to 31 to check the spread of the mutated, more contagious variant of coronavirus found there

Issuing a modified order in this regard, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated that international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the \"competent authority on a case-to-case basis.\"

The Xovis passenger tracking system (PTS), a queue management system, displays live waiting time, taken at various processes like check-in, security check etc., on screens put up at various places, said Delhi airport

Some airlines have asked the authorities to provide them with a written document or notification so that they can give a valid reason for denying boarding to Chinese nationals booked on flights to India as per the present norms

As per the amended Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), travellers will be kept under institutional quarantine after arrival and RT-PCR test will be conducted on the seventh day from the arrival at the respective hotels, institutional facilities at their own coast