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Here is a roundup of the change policies for all Indian carriers applicable as of January 11, 2022, in wake of the Omicron variant spreading out across the country.
Singapore Airlines has postponed its Airbus A380 return to India in 2022. The airline will operate Delhi and Mumbai flights with the A380 aircraft effective February 2022 from now.
IndiGo has decided to cancel up to 20% of their flights in the coming days on the back of a 38% dip in demand over the past 2 weeks itself, arguably caused by the virus!
In a new move to reduce stress on the English medical system, England will remove requirements for testing before departure for vaccinated travellers into England.
A new requirement from the Mumbai BMC, effective January 2, 2022, requires all international arrivals to compulsorily Rapid PCR test on arrival. Those who test positive will be quarantined, and those who test negative will be put in home-quarantine.
West Bengal has announced a reduction of flight operations into the state from Delhi and Mumbai Airport, to three days a week only, effective January 5, 2021.
To comply with the new requirements of West Bengal, Vistara will operate one-stop flights between Delhi/Mumbai and Kolkata for five days a week throughout January 2022.
To comply with the new requirements of West Bengal, IndiGo has cancelled flights between Delhi/Mumbai and Kolkata/Durgapur/Bagdogra for five days a week all the way through March 2022.
Vinod Kannan, the erstwhile CCO of Vistara, took over as the CEO of the airline today. Additionally, the airline has also appointed a CCO via an internal promotion, promoting the head of Corporate Planning to the CCO’s role.
Mumbai has just imposed a new quarantine with immediate effect for those arriving in Mumbai from all UAE-based airports. This covers all transfers at Dubai/ Abu Dhabi/ Sharjah as well as originations. Here are the details of this new quarantine.
Both IndiGo and Go First are offering the same promotion to end the year, where you can reschedule your tickets for free if something goes wrong!
