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Air India Rebooking: free of cost for domestic flights May 25 onwards
Air India has just announced a very generous new rebooking policy for all tickets which were issued for travel on Air India domestic during the time they were closed for domestic travel due to the lockdown. Check this before you (re)book your tickets!
No Quarantine for domestic flights? Not True. Many Indian states will Quarantine on arrival
Quarantines have been put in place by various states. Which means if you fly between two states in the coming days, you can potentially be quarantined in the other state, in spite of the fact that you are travelling inside the country itself.
Good News: OCI Cardholders can travel to India
For Indians stranded abroad, there is some great news. OCI Cardholders have now been permitted to come back to India under some circumstances. This should help those stuck in the USA.
Pakistan International Airlines’ A320 aircraft crashes in Karachi
Pakistan International Airlines has had an A320 plane crash today as it tried to land into Karachi Airport. The plane reportedly had a loss of engine power and had made a Mayday call.
How to book flight tickets from 25 May?
Domestic passenger flights will restart on May 25, 2020. Bookings for these flights are now open. Here is how to book these tickets and how much would they cost.
Resumption of flights in India: 1/3rd the schedule will operate, Fares will be capped & the passenger experience sanitized for now.
The new SOP for air travel has been notified, which will allow for travel by planes across India on May 25, 2020, and onwards. Here is how much things have changed for the next time you will get on board an aircraft.
Kolkata Airport closed overnight after hangars collapse due to Cyclone Amphan
Kolkata Airport was hit by Cyclone Amphan which has left devastation all-around at the airport. Two hangars had their ceilings cave in, and it seems some planes suffered damages as well.
Domestic flights to resume in India on May 25, 2020
As per the Ministry of Civil Aviation, domestic flights in India will be resumed on May 20, 2020. This would be a partial resumption of flight services which shut down exactly two months ago.
Doha Airport implements new technology solutions to counter CoVid-19 threat
As Qatar Airways gets set to increase operations again, Doha’s Hamad International Airport is also investing in new technology solutions to guard against transmission of the Corona Virus, while making sure it does not become a hassle to monitor.
IndiGo will help the Indian Meteorological Department in getting weather data
IndiGo, India’s largest airline by fleet and market share, has made it compulsory for their pilots to share data with the Indian Met Department to help the accurate prediction going forward. Aviation’s supply of data to the weatherman had stopped after the grounding of planes in March 2020.
