With the much-anticipated vaccination drive to combat Covid-19 on the anvil, domestic airlines on Tuesday have started transporting doses of the vaccine to cities across the country.Flights across airlines would carry a total of 56.5 lakh doses .
Updated Jan 08, 2021 | 20:37 IST
The MoCA also directed domestic airlines to sell at least 20 percent tickets of all flights below the middle price point of the upper and lower limit for airfares issued earlier Govt extends price caps on domestic airfares until March 31 | Photo Credit: Twitter
New Delhi: The government on Friday extended the price limit on domestic airfares till March 31, 2021 midnight. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) had enforced the price bands for domestic carriers on May 21, 2020, in wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
The aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had imposed lower and upper limits of Rs 2,000 and Rs 6,000 respectively on domestic flights with less than 40-minute duration.
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Talking of the year 2020, one could not think of anything beyond coronavirus. The year 2020 is going to be as fancy as the number is! It might be unforgettable and I m looking forward to it, this is exactly what I told my friend on December 31, 2019. Alas, 2020 was a year filled with fear for life, loss of loved ones, loss of jobs, financial instability, to say the least!
The damages caused by the deadly coronavirus has taken everyone s life for a toss and has affected several businesses beyond repair. While the intensity of the impact differs from sector to sector, there are few sectors that have been hit the most and might continue to suffer until life turns back to normal.
India-UK air travel to resume partially from 8 Jan: Govt issues SOPs
Passengers wearing protective face masks leave upon arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after India cancelled all flights from the UK.
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Operations till 23 January will be restricted to 15 flights per week each for carriers of two countries to and from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad only
These SOPs shall be valid till 30 January or till further orders, whichever is earlier, the Health Ministry said today
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The Indian government on Friday issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for passengers who will be arriving from the UK after partial resumption of flights from 8 January, 2021 amid concerns of new Covid-19 strain, which was first identified in Britain,. These SOPs shall be valid till 30 January or till further orders, whichever is earlier, the Health Ministry said today.
India to lift ban on UK flights from January 8; RT-PCR test mandatory for passengers
The suspension of flights came into effect from December 22, midnight and was said to continue till December 31. (Image Source: ANI)
Updated: Jan 1, 2021, 09:28 PM IST
India on Friday said that it has decided to lift the temporary ban on flights from the UK. The flights will resume operations from January 8, in a limited manner amid concerns of the new and highly infectious UK variant.
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said, Operations till January 23 will be restricted to 15 flights per week each for carriers of two countries to and from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad only.