For Indians stranded abroad, there is some great news. OCI Cardholders have now been permitted to come back to India under some circumstances. This should help those stuck in the USA.
Good News: OCI Cardholders can travel to India
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Pakistan International Airlines’ A320 aircraft crashes in Karachi
Pakistan International Airlines has had an A320 plane crash today as it tried to land into Karachi Airport. The plane reportedly had a loss of engine power and had made a Mayday call.
How to book flight tickets from 25 May?
Domestic passenger flights will restart on May 25, 2020. Bookings for these flights are now open. Here is how to book these tickets and how much would they cost.
Resumption of flights in India: 1/3rd the schedule will operate, Fares will be capped & the passenger experience sanitized for now.
The new SOP for air travel has been notified, which will allow for travel by planes across India on May 25, 2020, and onwards. Here is how much things have changed for the next time you will get on board an aircraft.
Kolkata Airport closed overnight after hangars collapse due to Cyclone Amphan
Kolkata Airport was hit by Cyclone Amphan which has left devastation all-around at the airport. Two hangars had their ceilings cave in, and it seems some planes suffered damages as well.
Domestic flights to resume in India on May 25, 2020
As per the Ministry of Civil Aviation, domestic flights in India will be resumed on May 20, 2020. This would be a partial resumption of flight services which shut down exactly two months ago.
Doha Airport implements new technology solutions to counter CoVid-19 threat
As Qatar Airways gets set to increase operations again, Doha’s Hamad International Airport is also investing in new technology solutions to guard against transmission of the Corona Virus, while making sure it does not become a hassle to monitor.
IndiGo will help the Indian Meteorological Department in getting weather data
IndiGo, India’s largest airline by fleet and market share, has made it compulsory for their pilots to share data with the Indian Met Department to help the accurate prediction going forward. Aviation’s supply of data to the weatherman had stopped after the grounding of planes in March 2020.
Good News: Foreigners with UAE Residency Visa can return to UAE June 1 onwards
Those who work or live the UAE and have been locked out of the country due to UAE’s lockdown on foreign citizens entering the country can now start make plans to enter the country again. UAE will be allowing resident visa holders back shortly.
Repatriation Flights from India to Italy / Ireland / Canada / USA / UK / Australia / France / Germany / Singapore under Vande Bharat Phase 2 (May 17 – June 2)
Air India has released plans of Phase 2 for their repatriation flights from India to the other countries. Here are all the flights up for sale in case you want to fly to another country from India at the moment.
Finalised Phase 2 Vande Bharat: Flights to Finland, South Korea, Belgium, New Zealand, Netherlands, Kenya, Mauritius, Spain, Myanmar, Maldives added
Air India has already started the repatriation mission Phase 2, but they have added loads of new flights overnight to cover new airports and many interesting countries such as New Zealand and Belgium where it has not operated scheduled commercial flights.
