Cyclone Asani's Impact - Flights Cancelled, Vizag Port Shuts
The weather office today warned of "heavy to very heavy rainfall" in north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha from tonight, as a result the severe cyclonic storm Asani. | Read more|
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Over 1,300 Indians Evacuated In 24 Hours, No Citizen Left In Kyiv: India
India has evacuated 1,377 citizens from war-torn Ukraine in the past 24 hours, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today. | Read more|
Special Air India Flight Leaves For Ukraine To Bring Back Indians As Tensions Escalate
Air India's special flight left for Ukraine this morning to bring back Indian nationals stranded in the former soviet state which has found itself in the middle of soaring tensions between Russia and the West. The Dreamliner B-787 aircraft, with a capacity of over 200 seats, has been deployed for the special operation, | Read more|
India Removes Curbs On Number Of Ukraine Flights Amid Russia Tension
The Indian government has removed restrictions on the number of flights to/from Ukraine under air bubble arrangement amid the prevailing situation in the former Soviet state and its neighbour Russia, which has deployed troops, attack helicopters along the border, leading to fears of an invasion. | Read more|
Storms, Omicron Saw 6,000 US Flights Cancelled In One Weekend
Airlines greeted the New Year with more than 6,600 weekend cancellations in the U.S., closing out a bumpy holiday season as a winter storm swept eastward and carriers dealt with staff shortages caused by the rapid spread of the omicron variant. | Read more|
Controversy As US Plane To Shanghai Returns Over China's New Covid Rules
Delta Air Lines on Monday cited new Chinese cleaning requirements after it rerouted a China-bound flight back to the United States, drawing criticism from Chinese authorities. | Read more|
"Stop Flights From Countries Hit By New Variant": Arvind Kejriwal To PM
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop all flights from countries reporting cases of the new coronavirus strain - B.1.1.529, or Omicron. | Read more|
"Problems At Kabul Airport Resolved": Taliban Ask Airlines To Return
The Taliban in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for international flights to be resumed, promising full cooperation with airlines and saying that problems at Kabul airport had been resolved. | Read more|
Rs. 4 Lakh For Economy Ticket: Regulator DGCA Seeks Details On India-UK Flights
Aviation regulator DGCA has asked the airlines to submit details about the airfares they have been charging for India-UK flights during August, a senior official said on Sunday. | Read more|
United plans supersonic passenger flights by 2029
US airline United has announced plans to buy 15 new supersonic airliners and "return supersonic speeds to aviation" in the year 2029. | Read more|
Foreign Covid Aid Pours In, But "Teething Problems" In Distribution
As the world responds to India's Covid SOS, questions have emerged over whether foreign aid, including a vast number of oxygen machines and life-saving drugs, is reaching its destination. Government officials admit to "teething problems" in distributing foreign aid. To tackle one of them - delays at customs - the gover | Read more|
India Covid crisis: 14 countries that have imposed travel bans, suspensions
With India buckling under a deadly second wave of the coronavirus crisis and hospitals in the country running out of beds and oxygen supplies, countries across the world have announced travel bans and restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19. | Read more|
Saudi Extends Passenger Flights Ban By Another Week Over New Virus Strain
Saudi Arabia has extended its suspension of commercial passenger flights by at least one week and possibly two amid concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus. Saudi Arabia will however allow flights in "exceptional cases", an interior ministry official said according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Sun | Read more|
Nations Impose UK Travel Ban Over "Out Of Control" Coronavirus Variant
European countries - and some beyond the continent - are restricting travel from the United Kingdom amid mounting fears over an infectious new strain of the novel coronavirus first detected in England. | Read more|
Suspension Of Scheduled International Flights Extended Till December 31
Country's aviation safety regulator DGCA today extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights to December 31. | Read more|