Covid19: 8,000 tourists headed to Nainital and Mussoorie sent back by Uttarakhand Police
Jul 13, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Dehradun/IBNS: The Uttarakhand Police has sent back at least 8,000 tourists, who were heading to Nainital and Mussoorie over the weekend, in order to prevent overcrowding during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, according to media reports.
Denmark to resume air traffic with UAE starting from Sunday
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:26 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Denmark will resume incoming flights from the United Arab Emirates starting from February 7, the Arab country's embassy said on Saturday.
IndiGo marks 100 days of flying by enabling blood plasma transport in CarGo
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: IndiGo, in its bid to support the country in its fight against the pandemic, created the first-ever blood plasma corridor to save the life of a patient suffering from COVID-19. The plasma units were transported on IndiGo CarGo from Bengaluru to Srinagar via connecting flights.
Coronavirus: UK allows quarantine-free entry from some countries, India, US excluded
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:37 pm
London/IBNS: In a new travel advisory, the United Kingdom on Friday informed that passengers from 59 international destinations can enter the country without the need to quarantine themselves excluding the United States and India among others.
International flights may resume before August, hints Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
May 23, 2020, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday hinted at the resumption of international flights before August depending on the behaviour of the pandemic Covid-19, media reports said.
Covid lockdown: All flight operations in India remain suspended till May 17
May 02, 2020, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In the wake of the extension of the nationwide anti-Coronavirus lockdown, India kept all flight operations across the country suspended till May 17.
Tough times for tourism, but UN travel organization predicts holiday traffic will return
Apr 18, 2020, at 10:49 am
New York/IBNS: Tourism may have been brought to a near-standstill by COVID-19, but the industry – which accounts for 10 per cent of global GDP – finds itself in a unique position to help put the global economy back on its feet, once the pandemic has passed.
GoAir announces measures to protect staff and flyers as it prepares to resume flights from May 4
Apr 15, 2020, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi: Indian private carrier GoAir has announced a slew of measures to protect its staff, crew, and passengers in preparation for a phase-wise commencement of flights from May 4.
British Airways special flight to touch down at Kolkata airport after 11 years
Apr 13, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Eleven years after ceasing direct flight operations between Kolkata and London's Heathrow airport, a special evacuation flight of the United Kingdom (UK)'s flag carrier airline, British Airways, will touch down at Netaji Subhas Chandra International (NSCBI-CCU) airport here on next Sunday (Apr 19) to transit UK nationals stranded in West Bengal and its neighbouring states due to the nationwide Coronavirus lockdown, officials said.
IndiGo operates relief flight from Delhi to Jodhpur
Mar 29, 2020, at 05:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In-line with its commitment to provide support to the nation in the current scenario, IndiGo operated a relief flight from Delhi to Jodhpur on Mar 29, 2020.
Air New Zealand gets gov't bailout amid COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:19 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: Air New Zealand received 900 million New Zealand dollars from the government on Friday, to bail the company out from crisis.
FAITH chairman writes to PM Modi for help as tourism industry suffers due to Coronavirus
Mar 20, 2020, at 01:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) chairman Nakul Anand has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help the tourism industry which has taken a beating due to the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus.
COVID19 scare: Etihad Airways implements temporary changes to its route network
Mar 20, 2020, at 07:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Due to the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus and its continuing impact on air travel services globally, Etihad Airways said it continues to follow UAE and international government and regulatory authority directives and has implemented a series of consolidated network changes.
Beijing expects to receive 70 pct fewer tourists in Q1: official
Mar 11, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Beijing is expected to host 44 million fewer tourists in the first quarter of this year than the same period last year, or an annual decrease of 70 percent, said Chen Dong, head of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism.
IranAir suspends flights to Europe amid coronavirus outbreak
Mar 08, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's flag carrier IranAir announced on Sunday that it has suspended all its flights to and from Europe until further notice, official IRNA news agency reported.
Mar 07, 2020, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In-line with its mission to enable hassle-free travel for its customers, India’s leading carrier - IndiGo - on Saturday announced zero change fees on existing bookings for travel from March 12, 2020 - March 31, 2020.
China sees 45 pc drop in holiday travel, no 'peak' expected
Feb 15, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The volume of passenger trips during the Spring Festival travel rush this year is expected to be 45 percent lower than last year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, with no peak in the number of return trips, said China's Ministry of Transport on Saturday.
Coronavirus scare: Air India cancels Shanghai flights till Feb 14
Jan 29, 2020, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In view of outbreak of Coronavirus, state-owned Air India on Wednesday decided to cancel Shanghai-China flights From January 31 to February 14.