Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said there might be a slight extension of temporary suspension of passenger flights between India and the United Kingdom, where a mutated variant of the coronavirus has been detected.
Last week, the Civil Aviation Ministry had suspended all flights between the UK and India from December 23 to December 31 over the new variant of the virus.
“I foresee a slight extension of temporary suspension of India-UK flights,” the minister said at a press conference.
“In the next day or two, we will find out if any additional steps need to be taken, or when we can start easing the current temporary suspension,” he added.
Concession agreement for 3 airports to be signed in January
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New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet has offered its aircraft to operate few flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Patna to fly take migrant labourers, particularly from Bihar, who have got stuck in various parts of the country due. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Dec 29 : After the receipt of security clearance, the state-run Airport Authority of India will sign the concession agreement for Jaipur, Guwahati, Trivandrum airports with a private player.
According to Airport Authority of India (AAI) Chairman Arvind Singh, the security clearances have been received and the concession agreement will be signed in January.
Government Heading Towards Second Process of Air India Disinvestment Government Heading Towards Second Process of Air India Disinvestment The two processes of the strategic disinvestment of Air India include submission of Expression of Interest , which was completed on December 14, and the second process Request for Proposal
This is the central government s second attempt at disinvesting its stake in Air India
The first process of proposed strategic disinvestment of Air India has been completed and the Union Civil Ministry is heading towards the second process that will begin with the announcement of names of qualified bidders on January 5, 2021, an official said on Tuesday. Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, Civil Aviation Ministry while addressing a press conference said the two processes of the strategic disinvestment of Air India include submission of Expression of Interest , which was completed on December 14, and the second process Request for Proposal .
New Passenger Tracking System Introduced at Delhi Airport s Terminal 3 to Ensure Physical Distancing
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New Delhi: Delhi airport s Terminal 3 has installed a new passenger tracking system that would help manage the flow of people, reduce waiting time and ensure physical distancing. The Xovis passenger tracking system (PTS), a queue management system, displays live waiting time, taken at various processes like check-in, security check etc., on screens put up at various places, said a press release by Delhi airport s operator DIAL.
Since flight operations are currently less than pre-COVID levels, only Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 of the Delhi airport are handling aircraft movement. In this PTS, passengers are counted and tracked anonymously using the ceiling-mounted sensors. The PTS receives data streams from the sensors and provides the airport operator with valuable key performance indicators (KPIs) such as waiting times, process times and passenger throughput. The KPI
Air India employees seek status quo on benefits post privatisation
By IANS| Published: 28th December 2020 3:25 pm IST
New Delhi, Dec 28 : Air India pilots’ associations has asked its members to maintain the printed weekly offs and not to change them.
“You are hereby directed to maintain CMS Printed Weekly Offs and Not to change your Printed Weekly Offs. This is for your kind information and strict compliance Contract co-pilots do not come under the purview of this directive Members are advised to contact office bearers in case of any doubts or clarification”, the Indian Pilots’ Guild and Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association said in a joint directive to Air India pilots.