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Here are a bunch of tips for those who are planning to buy tickets on the Air India Vande Bharat flights originating from India and entering India in the coming days.
Air India is planning to operate more flights around the world to bring Indians back home. Phase 4 of the Vande Bharat Mission start July 4 onwards.
Good News, Vande Bharat Phase 4 is all set to be launched from July 3, 2020 onwards. Flights include those to USA, UK, Canada, Australia and other destinations.
If you were thinking of flying into India or heading outside the country over the next few weeks, let’s forget it. India has formally announced that all flights outside the country will not be operative until at least July 16, 2020.
Lufthansa has avoided bankruptcy with 98% of the voters voting for the airline to take a bailout package from the German government in exchange of a 20% share of the airline.
UAE has barred Air India from flying UAE residents and stranded citizens from India on the Vande Bharat mission flights on the lines of the USA and France making the same moves.
Air India might soon be seeing competition from Delta and United to fly to India again as the US DoT forces the hand of the Government of India on designating Air India as the sole carrier between India and the USA for the time being. Air corridors are under discussion with the USA, UK, France and Germany for now.
The US Department of Transport will implement a new order regulating the ability of Air India to operate flights to the USA from July 22 onwards if India does not give US-based carriers parity in terms of operating flights between India and the United States which were hampered due to India’s Corona Virus lockdown.
Virgin Atlantic has announced a resumption of operations from July 2020 onwards. Virgin Atlantic will also resume flying to India from September 2020 onwards, flying to Mumbai and Delhi daily.
Air India has further implemented many customer-friendly policies for those who have domestic and international tickets booked with Air India and their flights got cancelled or they were not allowed to board the flight due to various reasons.
Maharashtra Government has allowed more flights to operate from June 16, 2020, onwards. Domestic commercial flights in and out of Mumbai have been doubled.
