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The Government of India has finally figured they will operate flights from May 7, 2020, onwards to repatriate Indian citizens who might be stuck in various other countries. The size of this repatriation could be anywhere between 200K to 700K citizens by varied estimates.
Air India has started pushing out a new schedule for flights in the coming days. Take note, however, that these flights are not yet open for sale. However, this shows that Air India has perhaps started to plan for a post lockdown opening of flights.
No flights will operate in or out of India till May 17, 2020, as per a new decision from the Government of India. That just means no domestic or international flights from India or around India till the end of day of May 17, 2020.
Vistara has notified new service guidelines for whenever they will be able to take flight again. No reading materials, truncated meal service and less interaction with the crew are some of these new (temporary) guidelines.
Hilton Hotels has partnered with Mayo Clinic and RB (owners of brand Lysol) to put in place new hotel cleaning standards in North America, and subsequently the rest of the world, as they prepare for travel in a post CoVid19 era. Check out how your travels might change in the times ahead.
Airbus results announced today reflect the first real big impact on aerospace due to the CoronaVirus, as the airframe maker could not delivery 60 aircraft due to the pandemic in Q12020.
IAG Chief Financial Officer Stephen Gunning rolled out the news today that BA will start consultations to have about 12,000 redundancies in the British Airways organisation.
AirAsia has launched new PPE Suits, which will be used by cabin crew while operating flights here on. In the airline’s signature touch, this PPE is Red in colour but are fully functional. Have a look!
Vistara has paused the issuance of free tickets to its co-brand cardholders due to the CoronaVirus pandemic.
While it is all quiet on the flying front at the moment, Mumbai Airport is working towards re-opening in a post-CoVid-19 lockdown world, an era where social distancing will be the norm. Here are some pictures and what to expect the next time you turn up to fly from Mumbai Airport.
Emirates is getting together more resources to process the refunds of over half a million trips which were cancelled due to the CoronaVirus. Even then, refund processing is expected to last till August 2020.
