Domestic Flights

IndiGo to start 38 domestic flights in September connecting metros, mofussils

IndiGo will operate new flights between Raipur-Pune, while restarting flights between Lucknow-Ranchi, Bengaluru-Vishakhapatnam among others

Centre allows airlines to operate maximum of 65% pre-COVID domestic flights

The carriers have been operating only 50 percent of their pre-COVID domestic flights since 1 June, before which the cap was 80 percent

Domestic air travel set to become costlier, govt raises lower limit on fares by 13-16%

Domestic flights of duration between 60-90, 90-120, 120-150, 150-180 and 180-210 minutes will have lower limits of Rs 4,000, Rs 4,700, Rs 6,100, Rs 7,400 and Rs 8,700, respectively, from June 1 onwards, as per the order

Air India to send some employees on compulsory leave without pay for up to five years

As per the order, a list will be drawn based on suitability, efficiency, competence and quality of performance as well the current health of the employee

Cancellations, confusion continue on Day 2 of domestic operations; 325 departures till 5 pm, flights remain suspended in Bengal

Airports across the country handled 325 departures and 283 arrivals with 41,673 passengers till 5 pm on Tuesday even as flight cancellations continued with passengers facing difficulties

Coronavirus Lockdown: Will try to restart international flights before August, says civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri

All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended in India since 25 March when the Modi government imposed a lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Domestic flights to resume from 25 May: Govt can dictate fare capping to private airlines only if it provides discounts on fuel, other charges

The government will regulate fares and it will be in a fixed range with a minimum and a maximum fare already set for the route. Aviation experts wonder who gave the government advice on this matter.

Centre caps min and max airfares till 24 August, limits check-in baggage to one per flier; quarantine on short-haul routes unlikely

Unveiling a set of detailed pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight guidelines on Thursday, the civil aviation ministry said that operations will start on 1/3 of the approved summer schedule for domestic routes from 25 May

COVID-19 impact: GMR's Delhi, Hyderabad airports to provide contact-less food service to air passengers

GMR said that as social distancing has become the new norm due to the pandemic, the company took many initiatives to enhance passenger safety and comply with COVID-19 safety measures.

Baggage sanitisation, thermal screening, Aarogya Setu must except for kids under 14: AAI issues SOPs for airlines, passengers

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that needs to be followed by airlines and flyers the day after the government announced that domestic flights would resume from 25 May.