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Flight tickets booked between March 25 and May 3 will be 'fully refunded': DGCA to SC
Business | Sep 06, 2020, 08:08 PM ISTDirectorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told Supreme Court on Sunday that passengers, who booked flight tickets in domestic and international carriers for air travel between March 25 to May 3, 2020, which was the first two phases of lockdown, will be "fully refunded."
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DGCA bans use of wide-body aircraft at Kozhikode airport during monsoon season after Air India crash
India | Aug 11, 2020, 09:42 PM ISTUse of wide-body aircraft at Kozhikode Airport during the monsoon season has been banned, Directorate General of Civil Aviation informed on Tuesday.
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DGCA suspends Captain Manish Uppal, Mukesh Neema over safety violations by Air Asia
India | Aug 11, 2020, 10:42 AM ISTThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday suspended Captain Manish Uppal and Mukesh Neema over safety violations by Air Asia. Uppal was the Head of Operations in Air Asia while Neema was Chief of Flight safety with the airline.
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Kozhikode plane crash: 'Aircraft's touchdown was late', says DGCA Director General
News | Aug 09, 2020, 04:09 PM ISTUpdating about the Kozhikode air crash which claimed 18 lives, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Director General, Arun Kumar informed that Air India flight touched the runway quite late.
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Spotlight on more airports after Air India plane crash in Kozhikode
Fyi | Aug 09, 2020, 12:12 PM ISTA day after the crash of an Air India Express plane at Kozhikode's tabletop runway during landing has brought the focus on some of India's other airports which are more risk-prone when compared to others and internationally prescribed parameters of landing and runway safety technologies.
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Full-fledged international flight operations will depend on coronavirus spread across world: DGCA
Business | Aug 09, 2020, 11:38 AM ISTThe full-fledged reopening of international flight operations will depend on coronavirus spread all over the world, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation told news agency ANI today.
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Will speak to Boeing to examine crashed Air India aircraft's defects: DGCA
India | Aug 09, 2020, 11:02 AM ISTThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation will be contacting Boeing to get to the bottom of any defects in the aircraft which crashed at the Kozhikode airport day before yesterday. Anil Kumar, DG, DGCA, has said that aeronautics major Boeing will be contacted to examine the aircraft's original equipment and to check for any defects.
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DGCA should not allow landings at Kozhikode airport during monsoons: Aviation safety expert
India | Aug 08, 2020, 09:40 PM ISTA day after the crash of an Air India Express plane, aviation safety expert Captain Ranganathan, who had earlier flagged concerns about Kozhikode airport runway, on Saturday said regulator DGCA should not allow landing of flights during monsoons on r
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DGCA had issued notice to Kozhikode airport in July 2019 over critical safety lapses
India | Aug 08, 2020, 07:02 PM ISTAviation regulator DGCA had issued a show-cause notice to the director of the Kozhikode airport on July 11 last year after it found "various critical safety lapses" in different places, including the runway and the apron, officials said on Saturday.
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DGCA had issued notice to Kozhikode airport in July 2019 over critical safety lapses
India | Aug 08, 2020, 12:20 PM ISTAviation regulator DGCA had issued a show-cause notice to the director of the Kozhikode airport on July 11 last year after it found "various critical safety lapses", officials said on Saturday.
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DGCA asks SpiceJet to stop ticket sale offer as govt-imposed fare limits are in place
Business | Aug 03, 2020, 06:59 PM ISTSpiceJet in a press release Monday morning announced it has started a five-day "1+1 offer sale" where it was offering one-way base fares starting as low as Rs 899, excluding taxes, on its domestic network.
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International commercial passenger flights to remain suspended till August 31: DGCA
India | Jul 31, 2020, 06:21 PM ISTThe Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday announced that the International commercial passenger flights to remain suspended till August 31.
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DGCA asks Indian airlines to inspect their B737 aircraft following FAA directive
India | Jul 25, 2020, 07:22 AM ISTAviation regulator DGCA has directed Indian airlines to inspect the Boeing B737 aircraft in their fleet after the US aviation regulator FAA issued an emergency directive on this matter on Friday, officials said.
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Cyclone Nisarga: DGCA reiterates guidelines on adverse weather ops to airlines, pilots
India | Jun 02, 2020, 09:28 PM ISTIndian aviation regulator DGCA issued a circular to airlines and pilots on Tuesday, reiterating its guidelines on adverse weather operations as Cyclone Nisarga approaches the coastal areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
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Middle seats on planes: DGCA asks airlines to avoid bookings or provide 'wrap around gowns'
India | Jun 01, 2020, 02:56 PM ISTDirectorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked the airlines to avoid allotting the middle seats on aircraft as much as possible. If in any case, they need to be allotted, aircraft must provide the passenger with wrap-around gown as well as a face shield to minimise the risk of contracting coronavirus as much as possible.
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DGCA issues guidelines on threat posed by locust swarms
India | May 29, 2020, 06:42 PM ISTThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued guidelines in the wake of the risks posed by the locust swarms during the landing and takeoff phase.
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DGCA releases minimum and maximum limit of domestic flight tickets fare. Check details here
India | May 21, 2020, 11:24 PM ISTDirectorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA has released a list of the lower and upper limits of domestic flight fares.
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Commercial passenger flights to remain suspended till May 17 midnight: DGCA
India | May 02, 2020, 05:56 PM ISTA day after the Modi government announced an extension of the coronavirus-induced lockdown till May 17, the DGCA on Saturday said all commercial passenger flights will remain suspended till midnight of May 17.
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DGCA directs airlines to stop taking flight bookings
India | Apr 19, 2020, 08:29 PM ISTDirectorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday directed all airlines to stop taking flight bookings after the Ministry of Civil Aviation issued a circular for all airlines asking them to refrain from booking tickets.
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Personnel involved in cargo flight ops must have protective gear like masks, gloves, says DGCA
India | Mar 30, 2020, 05:53 PM ISTAmid the 21-day lockdown imposed to combat coronavirus pandemic, aviation regulator DGCA on Monday asked all companies to ensure that the personnel dealing with cargo flight operations are provided protective gear like masks and gloves.