Category Archives for Aviation.
The US is considering some big moves on the back of the discovery of the Omicron variant of the CoronaVirus recently. For one, they are most probably shrinking the timeline for a negative test for arrival in the US. Also, other harsher measures are on the table, such as post-arrival testing and quarantine.
Planning to fly into Maharashtra from anywhere inside India? You will now need to present an RT-PCR report to arrive in the state, even if you are fully vaccinated and can present proof for the same. Here are the details of the updated rules and requirements.
A new requirement from the Government of Maharashtra, effective December 1, 2021, requires all international arrivals to home quarantine + RT-PCR on arrival. In addition, those arriving from at-risk countries will have to undergo a 7-day institutional quarantine.
In some good news for Indian travellers and those travelling to India, India has opened up its borders to international travellers with effect from December 15, 2021, with some restrictions.
IndiGo and Vistara have just announced the launch of Vaccinated Travel Lane flights between India and Singapore, offering customers the option of flying into Singapore without quarantine as long as they are fully vaccinated.
SpiceJet has resumed operations of their Boeing 737 MAX aircraft fleet, with the airline having reached a settlement with Boeing, and DGCA having approved the operations of MAX in India again.
Singapore Airlines has just announced the launch of Vaccinated Travel Lane flights between India and Singapore, offering customers the option of flying into Singapore without a quarantine as long as they are fully vaccinated.
Hi Fly, an operator of wet-lease aircraft, operated the first-ever A340 flight to land in Antarctica, and it was all sorts of cool. Here are some details from this very interesting flight.
We talk to Emirates CCO Adnan Kazim, who tells us about the current state of their recovery, their operations in India, and the tieup with SpiceJet. We also talk about the airline’s newly-introduced Premium Economy cabin.
Qantas is opening up bookings for a second direct flight between Australia and India. Many ifs and buts though. Here are the details.
Air India has launched flights between India and Australia, using the Vande Bharat Mission, as Qantas plans to launch their flights to India in December 2021.
