Coronavirus outbreak news updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that social distancing is important and useful to prevent the spread of the virus

The spread of coronavirus is not just a medical challenge; it poses an equally serious economic threat

Mass-scale cancellations of travel bookings, including air travel and hotel accommodations, were seen after WHO declared coronavirus a pandemic and India cancelled all exisiting visas till April 15

Under this SpiceJet's offer, passengers will get meal (vegetarian sandwich) and selective seat for free. Also, fares will be refundable with normal cancellation charges

Indian Domestic airlines might soon start suspending flights on domestic routes as air travel demand suffers due to coronavirus outbreak

Zero cancellation and rebooking fee offer can be availed if done up to 14 days before departure, GoAir said in the statement

\"We understand that some passengers are concerned about committing to travel, given the current coronavirus issue... we are waiving our normal change fee on all travel during the next two weeks and for all new bookings made in that period,\" IndiGo Chief Commercial Officer William Boulter said

Currently, IndiGo has a two-way codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines and a one-way codeshare partnership with Qatar Airways

Coronavirus latest: Passengers of flights coming to Kolkata from Kunming and Guangzhou in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok are being screened since January 17

It's expected that the domestic capacity in FY20 would be low due to Jet Airways' shutdown, grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircrafts, and issues with the P&W engines for Airbus 320 neo planes (flown by IndiGo and GoAir)

Gold prices jumped internationally as rising number of cases of coronavirus in China and city lockdowns there sparked concerns of a global outbreak.

Republic Day 2020: There will be no flight operations between 10: 35 am and 12:15 pm on January 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26

IndiGo's P&W engines on the A320neos planes have suffered plenty of snags over the past few months, causing large-scale flight disruptions and raising safety concerns

The Guangzhou call center was started around the same time the low-cost carrier started its flight operations between India and China in September last year

The latest dip in air passengers came on the back of ongoing economic slowdown and the slew of challenges that hounded aviation sector last year

Parts of Delhi and its adjoining cities witnessed moderate to heavy rain on Wednesday morning due to a fresh western disturbance. Delhi's AQI improved due to the rain.

Share Market Update: BSE S&P Sensex closed 51 points lower at 40,817 and NSE Nifty50 ended 27 points lower at 12,025.

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Vistara waited for 20 aircraft in its fleet - a rule mandated by authorities to fly international - before it could launch its first international flight to Singapore in August this year

Aviation regulator DGCA gave the directive to IndiGo to comply with the January 31 deadline to replace all unmodified PW engines on its A320neo aircraft or face the grounding of planes