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05 Sep 2023

Airlines Charging For Seat Allocation Impacting Travellers' Pockets: Survey

A fresh survey conducted by LocalCurcles has revealed that in the past 12 months, 51% of airline passengers who booked flights experienced seat allocation fees, marking a notable increase from the previous year.

New guidelines for international arrivals

22 Nov 2022

Air Suvidha SCRAPPED! Check THESE latest govt guidelines for int'l arrivals

Civil Aviation ministry scraps Air Suvidha form Ministry of Health & Family Welfare issues new guidelines for int'l arrivals Check the latest guidelines for international arrivals HERE

18 Sep 2022

Airfare cap removal lowers ticket prices, rise in air traffic reported

The airfare cap was introduced amid the coronavirus pandemic Now, the airfare cap is removed with the increase in passenger traffic Removal of airfare cap has resulted in a mixed trend of rise and drop in airfares

23 Mar 2022

Govt to build 220 airports, says Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

Government will build 220 airports by 2025 Government plans on building 33 new freight terminals, 15 new flight training schools According to the minister, 15% of the nation's pilots are women.

Civil Aviation Ministry

23 Jul 2021

Centre has no plans to develop 'Budget Air Service': Civil Aviation Ministry

"The Government of India has not been contemplating the launch of 'Budget Air Service,'" said the Civil Aviation Ministry. Amid loud protest by the opposition, Lok Sabha saw three adjournments on Thursday.

Aviation Ministry

16 Jul 2021

Use of drones to become much easier in India, says Aviation ministry

Built on a premise of trust, self-certification, and non-intrusive monitoring, “The Drone Rules, 2021” will replace the UAS Rules 2021 (released on 12 March 2021).

Aviation Ministry

15 Jul 2021

Centre releases draft drone rules, here are key proposed changes

“The Drone Rules, 2021” will replace the UAS Rules 2021 (released on 12 March 2021). The last date for receipt of public comments is 5 August 2021.

Civil Aviation Ministry

09 Jul 2021

Jyotiraditya Scindia takes charge as Civil Aviation Minister

Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday took charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry. Scindia was sworn in as a cabinet minister on Wednesday.

29 May 2021

Govt nod to permission-compliant drone operation in 166 additional green zones

The NPNT scheme requires an operator to take permission from aviation regulator DGCA, using an app, before each drone flight. If this permission is not received, the drone itself will not function. These 166 green zones are in addition to the 66 green zones already approved by the ministry till date, the statement said. The new zones permitted on Saturday are in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

Civil Aviation Ministry

12 Apr 2021

Govt bans on-board meals on flights with duration of less than 2 hours

The ban will come into effect from Thursday, the ministry said in its order. When scheduled domestic flights were resumed on May 25 after coronavirus lockdown last year, the ministry had allowed the airlines to serve in-flight meals under certain conditions. On May 25 last year, the country India restarted its domestic passenger flight operations after almost two months due to the lockdown.

UK COVID-19 strain

22 Dec 2020

New COVID-19 strain: Centre makes RT-PCR test mandatory for flyers from UK

In view of the emergence of a new COVID-19 strain in the United Kingdom, the govt has taken several precautionary measures. Centre has made the RT-PCR test mandatory for flyers from the UK All passengers coming from the UK will have to share their travel history for the last 14 days.

Vande Bharat Mission

25 Aug 2020

Aviation Ministry issues SOPs for Vande Bharat Mission flights

Category of persons eligible to travel will be permitted by the Home Ministry from time to time. Civil Aviation Ministry will display on its website the category of persons eligible to travel out of India," it read. The eligible persons would have to apply to the civil aviation agency or their designated agency along with their necessary details.

privatisation of airports

19 Aug 2020

Cabinet approves proposal to lease out 3 airports of AAI through PPP model

In Feb 2019, the first round of privatisation cleared for operation, management, and development of airports in Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati through PPP model The AAI in September 2019 had also recommended the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise airports in Amritsar, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Indore, Raipur, and Trichy The AAI, which works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, owns and manages more than 100 airports across the country

Cabinet meeting

18 Aug 2020

Govt may take decision on privatization of 6 airports in next Cabinet meet

Ministry of Civil Aviation will place a proposal for "further" privatisation of airports before the Union Cabinet, said Minister Hardeep Singh Puri The airports in Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati were cleared for operation, management and development through PPP model in Feb 2019 In Sept 2019, the AAI had recommended the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise airports in Amritsar, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Indore, Raipur and Trichy

06 Jun 2020

10 central government buildings faced sealing in 74-day COVID-19 lockdown

Ten central government buildings in the national capital have been sealed in the past 74 days as many employees and senior officials of different ministries tested coronavirus positive during the 67 days of lockdown and six days of `Unlock 1.0`.

26 May 2020

Andhra Pradesh resume domestic flight services from May 26

After almost two months of COVID-19 induced lockdown, domestic flight operations resumed in Andhra Pradesh as the first Spicejet plane from Bengaluru landed at Vijayawada airport early Tuesday with 79 passengers.

Singer kanika kapoor

20 Mar 2020

Aviation officers in self-quarantine; they met with COVID-19 infected MP

Civil Aviation Ministry confirmed that its officers who attended Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting on March 18, and came in close proximity with possibly COVID19 infected MP Dushyant Singh, have gone into self-quarantine from today.

30 Dec 2019

DGCA launches Phase-1 services of e-Governance project

The project has been conceptualised for the automation of the processes and functions of DGCA and will provide a strong base for IT infrastructure and service delivery framework.

27 Dec 2019

Air India stops issuing air tickets to govt agencies, asks them to clear their

This comes at a time when confusion prevails over the government's proposed move to privatise the national carrier.

27 Nov 2019

Air India will be closed if not privatised: Union Minister HS Puri

Thr Civil Aviation Minister made these remarks while speaking in Rajya Sabha.

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