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Boeing has decided to halt aircraft production activities at their aircraft manufacturing and delivery centres in the Seattle Area, including in Renton and Everett for a period of 14 days starting March 25, 2020.
Emirates has taken the decision to cancel flights across its network and ground all its aircraft from March 25, 2020 onwards. The grounding will last till the business environment for travel does not look up.
Are Air India Flights Getting Cancelled? Yes, they are. Even before the Government of India decided to close out our borders to aircraft arrivals, 67% of Air India’s international flights were already cancelled.
All Indian airports will close to International arrivals with effect from March 22, 2020, onwards for one week. That would mean no arrivals and departures from India will happen from Sunday onwards.
Vistara International Flights will be discontinued between March 20 and March 31 owing to the global CoVid Pandemic and border closures/reduced demand for these flights at the moment.
GoAir has announced that you no longer need to cancel your tickets going forward for the next few weeks of travel. Instead, the airline will automatically offer you a credit note which you can use in the coming year.
GoAir, the airline which started international operations only 2018, has grounded their international operations for a month and has decided to put their staff on unpaid leave for the time being.
India has taken another step to protect the country from the further spread of the CoronaVirus. Effective March 18, 2020, India will not allow anyone who touches European soil to enter India (essentially Indians returning home). If you use the Middle East to fly to India, be prepared to be quarantined.
In a wide-ranging move, the UAE has decided to not issue any new visas with effect from March 17, 2020, onwards. That means even Visa on Arrival at ports across the UAE will be suspended from this date onwards.
The new Air India route network cancels many flights to the Middle East and some flights inside the country through April 2020. These are deep cuts to the network without having the capacity redeployed for now.
The Marriott Group has instituted a new cancellation policy for travellers from countries which are affected by the CoronaVirus outbreak. Here are the details you need to know.
