With India gearing up for Unlock 2.0 from July 1, 2020, resumption of international passenger flights on some of the busiest routes between India and USA is being highly anticipated. According to India Today and Business Today reports, the government of India may issue fresh guidelines, anytime soon, for the second phase of unlock when […]
Alongside the suspension of employment visas, including H1B, the White House has restricted Air India’s repatriation flights to and from the United States in view of the violation of the treaty governing civil flights between USA and India for years. The US government alleged that India is indulging in “unfair and discriminatory practices” by operating […]
The second phase of the Vande Bharat Mission has begun for the repatriation of some 30,000 Indians from 31 countries including USA, Australia, Canada and UAE. With international flight operations continuing to remain suspended because of the lockdown extended till May 31, Indian government’s evacuation flights operated by Air India are the only way for […]
Before three days of announcing a COVID19 relief package worth a whopping Rs 20 lakh crore for boosting economy, India issued a relaxation in the tax residency status of NRIs stuck or stranded in India because of the continued lockdown and international travel restrictions. In a press release dated May 9, 2020, on the tax […]
Good news for thousands of those stuck or stranded in India due to the Coronavirus-induced lockdown and travel restrictions! Air India flights for repatriation for Indian nationals stranded in the US and other countries will not take off with empty seats from India. The civil aviation ministry has called for the registration of foreign citizens, […]
The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy reports that the Novel Coronavirus is likely to continue affecting health and wealth until it is eradicated in two years. With the world economy opening up in a phased manner despite no vaccine to COVID19, a test kit for home use is required during […]
A mother can’t remain impassive to the needs of her children. Finally, India sent cheers to her citizens stranded abroad through a positive response to their distress calls for return to home. On May 4, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced to begin the process, in a phased manner starting May 7, for repatriation of […]
The global aviation industry is breathlessly waiting to exit the stagnation of passenger flight operations. While the government of India is mulling over further extension of the lockdown with a right mix of restrictions and relaxations for flattening the COVID19 curve and easing the economic inertia simultaneously, Indian airports are gearing up to adapt to […]
Tens of hundreds of NRIs (including H1B and H4 visa holders) and US citizens of Indian origin, including senior citizens, are stuck in the lockdown across India. Entry restrictions, travel ban, suspension of flights, fears of quarantine, gnawing health concerns, COVID19 misinformation – all that emerged in the aftermath of Novel Coronavirus epidemic – left […]
In its travel advisory over COVID-19, the government of India has banned all incoming international passenger flights for a week starting March 22, mandated minimum 14-day quarantine for those traveling from/transiting through UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman till March 31; requested cancellation of non-essential travel to India till April 15, and prohibited travel from/through the […]