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 […]
“Given the present situation of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak in India and the available limited resources, it is not feasible to selectively evacuate Indian citizens from abroad when a large number of them from a number of countries want to return back due to various reasons,” said the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement […]
Early this month, the US Department of Transportation directed airlines to give refunds for flights cancelled due to travel disruptions across geographies and several countries’ entry restrictions amid the Novel Coronavirus pandemic. In the enforcement notice issued on April 3, the DOT starkly reminded airlines of their ‘longstanding obligation’ to process quick refunds when airlines […]
Will India lift its entry restrictions for inbound international travelers post April 14, 2020? When will USA to India flights start post the lockdown? Will India open its airspace for incoming flights from abroad? Will India resume outbound international flights once the lockdown period is over? Scores of similar questions are surfacing across social media […]
Many overseas Indians, who can’t help taking flights to India for compelling reasons this ‘Coronavirus’ season, are concerned about the COVID19 screening of incoming passengers at Indian airports and how the world’s second most populated country is trying to contain the spread of the deadly virus. An Indian American, who traveled to India from USA […]
With India’s total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases having reached 60, the government has revised its travel advisory for overseas Indians, OCI card holders, and foreign nationals. In the sixth meeting held this morning, Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Civil Aviation; Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs; Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of […]
To travel, or not to travel this ‘Coronavirus’ season…Indians abroad are experiencing the Hamlet’s dilemma owing to the health and life concerns over the widespread coronavirus scare. Some are cancelling their trips, while some are rescheduling their flights to India. Just like a coin with two different sides, traveling amid the coronavirus epidemic has its […]
The World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus Outbreak a global emergency on January 31, 2020. Spiraling out of China, the novel coronavirus has caused 9 deaths in the United States, 32 deaths in South Korea, 80 deaths in Italy, and 92 deaths in Iran as of now, but not a single case of death from […]