India announced that regular international flights will reopen on December 15, 2021. It might now be rethinking its decision. Here is what we know so far.
India postpones international flight re-opening in light of new Coronavirus variant discovery
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US considering T-1 timeline for testing for everyone arriving into the US, and possible quarantine
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.
Arriving on international flight to Mumbai Airport? Be prepared for a compulsory 14-day quarantine (including from Europe)
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.
Effective Dec 1, India will require post-arrival Covid-19 test and 7-days home quarantine for select countries
India will require travellers arriving into the country from various at-risk countries to be testing on arrival, as well as require a random 2% sample for every international flight to be tested effective December 1, 2021. Here are the details.
UK-bound passengers need to RT-PCR test by day 2 and isolate till results not received
The United Kingdom has re-instituted requirements for an RT-PCR test on arrival into the UK, effective November 30, 2021. Details inside.
Good News: India to lift ban on commercial flights after 20 months. Regular flights to resume in December 2021 (with some exceptions)
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.
Why are flights to Dubai are so expensive right now?
Planning a trip to Dubai? Here is why fares are eye-watering right now between India and Dubai right now.
Wow! Hi Fly flies an Airbus A340 aircraft over to Antarctica
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.
Etihad Guest offering opportunity to earn Status Miles by conversion of miles
Etihad Guest is offering a promotion with an opportunity to earn up to 20,000 status miles just for transferring your points into the Etihad Guest programme. Here are the details and how it works.
Akasa orders 72 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft; Launch planned in 2022
Akasa, the new airline founded by ex-Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube has placed a firm order for 72 737 MAX aircraft here at the Dubai Airshow. The airline has split it between the regular and high-density variant of the MAX.
Emirates launches aircraft upgrade programme across A380/B777 families; Will retrofit Premium Economy and upgrade Business Class to 1-2-1 configuration
Emirates has launched a new programme to upgrade the A380 and B777 aircraft to add a Premium Economy cabin, along with the addition of a new Business Class cabin on the Boeing 777 which will be 1-2-1 instead of the current 2-4-2 configuration.
