THE CIVIL AVIATION MINISTRY

AAI's aviation institute to train IGRUA pilots

The MoU was signed by Hareendranathan E P, Executive Director, IAA and Krishnendu Gupta, Director, IGRUA, in presence of Amber Dubey, Joint...

Domestic airfare limits to remain till March 31: Aviation Ministry

The upper and lower limits on domestic airfares will remain in place till March 31, the ministry of civil aviation said on Friday.

UK-India flights resume, chaos at Delhi airport as govt modifies quarantine rule belatedly

Passenger flights resumed from the UK to India in limited numbers from Friday onwards after remaining suspended for 16 days due to the emer...

Health Ministry asks states to keep vigil on New Year events, be wary of 'super spreaders'

Keeping in view the fresh surge of coronavirus cases in Europe and the Americas, there was still a need for maintaining comprehensive preca...

Chaos at Delhi airport, British passengers stuck over eight hours to get COVID-19 report

As per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), passengers from the UK will only be permitted to exit the airport when the entire passenger's Co...

India to suspend UK flights at midnight; ban in effect till Dec 31

India will stop flights to and from the UK at midnight on Wednesday after the latter reported a new strain of Covid-19 that’s 70% more infe...

India suspends flights from UK till Dec 31 amid concern over new Covid-19 strain

India on Monday announced a temporary suspension of flights from the United Kingdom following the announcement by Britain that a new highly...

First flight from Noida airport likely by Dec 2023 or Jan 2024, says top executive

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had on December 18 approved the name, design and the logo of the airport being built in Jewar ...

Delhi airport geared up for safe flight operations during fog

The airport has three runways, and they are equipped with a landing system that allows CAT-III B operations, the DIAL stated.

Nepalese, Bhutanese people can travel on air bubble flights between India & 11 countries: Govt

These 11 countries are Ethiopia, France, Germany, Iraq, Kenya, Netherlands, Qatar, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ukraine and the UAE, the ministry said...

74.3% passengers refunded Rs 3,200 crore for lockdown flight cancellations: Government

The Supreme Court had on October 1 said that a full and immediate refund should be given to passengers for the air tickets cancelled betwee...

Hyderabad, Delhi airports ready for COVID-19 vaccine transportation

During the COVID, the GHAC operated 24x7 to provide unhindered air cargo service delivering medical supplies, and perishables to the frontl...

Air India pilot unions seek civil aviation ministry's intervention on wage cut issue

Alleging that the airline top management has let the pilots "down tremendously", the IPG-ICPA said, "Our pilots have expressed their disple...

AirAsia India plans expansion; set to induct three more Airbus A320 neos by June 2021

On November 17, Malaysia's AirAsia Berhad had said it was reviewing its investment in AirAsia India. Against this backdrop, there have also...

Cutting off air: Is the government doing enough to resuscitate the aviation industry?

​​The airline, operating at a capacity of 55% of pre-Covid level, says it will take a few more months to return to normalcy. IndiGo had to ...

Fare limits to remain in place for another three months: Civil Aviation Minister

The ministry had on May 21 placed these limits through seven bands, classified on the basis of flight duration, till August 24. Later, it w...

Civil aviation min, DGCA grant conditional exemption to NCRTC for using drones

The conditions include securing necessary clearances from the local administration, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Indian A...