The government is planning to roll out e-gate pass facility at cargo terminals of major airports by the end of this year, said a senior official of the Civil Aviation Ministry on Tuesday.
MakeMyTrip on Wednesday said it has partnered with Meru to provide sanitized cab services for all the major airports across the country. Through this partnership, the company aims to continue extending a seamless and connected air travel experience on a single platform – from booking flight tickets to experiencing a safe and contactless cab journey, with greater emphasis on hygiene and safety of travellers
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Indian skies opened up for domestic passenger services on Monday after a gap of two months, with Delhi-Pune and Mumbai-Patna flights being among the first to take off.
Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam airports are allowed to operate domestic flights from May 26, Airports Authority of India (AAI) Official informed on Sunday.
International Travel Guidelines: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday issued guidelines for international travel, which includes 14-day quarantine mandatory for international arrivals. Out of the 14 days, 7-days of institutional quarantine at own cost followed by 7 days of home isolation.
The minister's comments follow Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri''s announcement that all domestic flights are set to resume in India from May 25 as part of its gradual reboot of air travel services amid the pandemic.
2020 The Airports Authority of India is all set to serve as arrangements have been done at all airports to start operations from May 25.
Among some big measures announced by the finance minister, was the decision to auction 6 more airports view a view to develop them on PPP (Public-Private Partnership) basis.
The CEO of the world’s busiest airport for international travel wants to get the globe flying again, but even he acknowledges everything remains up in the air during the coronavirus pandemic.
Taking into account the rapid developments, ACI estimates place the first quarter loss in Asia-Pacific in the range of USD 5.6 billion, almost double earlier estimates, a large portion of which comes from the contraction in traffic as well as non-aeronautical revenue.
Telangana government has announced that it will have six more airports including three Greenfield and three Brownfield airports.
Private airports body Association of Private Operators (APAO) has argued that airports are facing immediate cash flow pressures in the wake of flights cancelled by airlines but it does not have flexibility to reduce operating expense given that they are fixed in nature.
"Where are we supposed to go?," a woman, stranded at an airport in Italy, who had booked her tickets to Kerala, was heard saying in a video which has gone viral in the social media.
Prolonged duration of the coronavirus outbreak could result in a revenue loss of USD 3 billion for airports in the Asia Pacific region, a global airports' grouping said on Monday.
In the backdrop of coronavirus spreading in India, thermal screening has been expanded to nine more airports in India besides the existing 21, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.
Assam Government is on high alert amid coronavirus outbreak. A total number of coronavirus cases have jumped to 30 with a new case confirmed in Gurugram recently.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak in China and other countries, the Airports Authority of India (AAI), along with the state governments, have been maintaining a strict vigilance in all the 12 functional airports in the Northeast, officials said on Wednesday.
With fresh novel coronavirus cases being reported in the country, the Kerala government on Tuesday decided to step up vigil especially at airports, bus depots and railway stations.
As coronavirus cases spread across the country, the DGCA on Tuesday asked airlines and airports to take specific measures such as providing protective gears like surgical masks and gloves to crew members and passengers and having multiple hand sanitising points in terminals.
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