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  1.08 lakh domestic passenger flights operated since their resumption on May 25: Puri

  India | September 25, 2020 22:28 IST

  More than one crore passengers have flown on 1.08 lakh domestic flights since their resumption in India on May 25, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday.

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  Govt allows airlines to decide baggage limitations for domestic flights

  India | September 24, 2020 14:34 IST

  The Civil Aviation Ministry has permitted airlines to decide baggage limitations for domestic passenger flights, stated an official order. 

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  Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane catches fire at Shanghai International Airport

  News | July 22, 2020 17:25 IST

  An Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 777 cargo plane caught fire while loading cargo at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Wednesday. The fire was later contained.

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  Kolkata bans passenger flights from 6 corona hotspot cities till July 31. Check list

  India | July 18, 2020 9:16 IST

  Passenger flights to Kolkata have been banned from six coronavirus hotspot cities in wake of rising coronavirus cases. The ban which was already existing has now been extended till July 31, airport sources informed on Friday.

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  Domestic flight capacity increased to 45%

  India | June 26, 2020 23:42 IST

  The Centre on Friday increased the limited domestic passenger flight operations capacity to 45 per cent from the earlier 33 per cent. 

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  Turkey partially resumes domestic flights

  World | June 01, 2020 15:38 IST

  Turkey on Monday partially resumes domestic flight operations after a two-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. National flag carrier Turkish Airlines and the Pegasus Airlines currently only resumed flights from Istanbul to a few major cities, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  'No problem' if Indians want to travel abroad: Hardeep Singh Puri

  India | May 30, 2020 22:03 IST

  Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday that the government had no problem in allowing Indians to travel overseas, given that the destination countries were accepting foreign incoming passengers

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  Domestic flight operations resume in Andhra Pradesh. Check quarantine rules for flyers

  India | May 26, 2020 11:06 IST

  Andhra Pradesh has resumed domestic flight operations at Visakhpatnam airport from today, amid the fourth phase of the lockdown. People at the airport were seen maintaining social distancing. Thermal screening of passengers was also being done by authorities.

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  Domestic flight services resume in India after 2 months amid 630 cancellations

  India | May 25, 2020 23:16 IST

  Domestic air travel resumed on Monday after two months even as a number of states were unenthusiastic about opening up their airports in view of rising COVID-19 cases causing around 630 flights to be cancelled.

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  Domestic flight services resume in the country after two months

  News | May 25, 2020 17:01 IST

  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.

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  Surfaces at Bengaluru airport being sanitized every 20-30 minutes: CEO

  News | May 25, 2020 14:49 IST

  Domestic flight operations resumed across the country from today (May 25) except in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal after two months of suspension due to coronavirus-induced lockdown.

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  Air India can resume non-scheduled international flights with middle seats booking for 10 days: SC

  Business | May 25, 2020 12:48 IST

  Air India shall be allowed to operate non-scheduled foreign flights with middle seats booking for next 10 days, Supreme Court has ordered after hearing an urgent plea filed by Centre and Air India against Bombay High Court order to keep middle seats vacant in international flights.

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  Air travel begins: What you should know before heading to the airport

  Fyi | May 25, 2020 11:05 IST

  Domestic flight services in India have resumed after a break of over 2 months. The operations remained suspended since March 24 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the first spell of lockdown in the country in wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Several disruptions have been reported in the flight schedule from across the country. 

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  Turbulent take-off for domestic flight operations in India as several cancellations reported | Live

  India | May 25, 2020 12:02 IST

  Domestic flight service in India resumed today after an unprecedented suspension of 62 days due to the nationwide lockdown put in place by the government in light of the rising number of coronavirus cases. The flights have officially resumed across the country with the exception of two states -- Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. Follow Live Updates

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  32 flights from Bengaluru airport cancelled due to restrictions by state govts

  India | May 25, 2020 9:08 IST

  As many as 32 flights flying out of Bengaluru have been cancelled due to restrictions imposed by the Karnataka government. As per reports, flights from Chennai, Mangalore, Vishakapatnam, Kolkata, Goa, Indore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Vijayawada, Jaipur amongst other cities got cancelled on Monday morning. 

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  No quarantine in Telangana for domestic travellers without COVID-19 symptoms

  India | May 25, 2020 8:24 IST

  Official sources said that there is no quarantine for domestic passengers arriving in Hyderabad If they have no Covid-19 symptoms. They will have to self-monitor their health for 14 days as per the guidelines of the central ministry of health and family welfare.

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  Boarding a flight to or from Chennai? Here's what you need to know

  Fyi | May 25, 2020 7:17 IST

  Ending uncertainty over resumption of domestic flight services in the state from Monday, the Tamil Nadu government allowed passenger operations at the airports here and three other cities and notified guidelines, which included 14 days home quarantine and an e-pass for entry.

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  Domestic flight operations resume after 62 days

  India | May 25, 2020 6:26 IST

  The domestic flight services in the country have resumed in the country after 62 days go suspension due to the nationwide lockdown put in place by the government in light of the coronavirus outbreak. The first flight from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport took wings at 4:45 pm.

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  Except for Andhra and West Bengal, domestic flight operations set to resume from Monday

  India | May 24, 2020 23:09 IST

  The domestic flight operations across the country, with notable exceptions of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, are all set to begin from Monday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said

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  Domestic flight operations from Kolkata to begin from May 28

  India | May 24, 2020 19:40 IST

  West Bengal has reasoned that the local machinery was involved in relief and restoration work caused by Amphan, due to which re-starting flights from the Kolkata Airport looked like a difficult proposition for the time being