Saudi Arabia’s General Administration of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued a notice to airlines on Wednesday, saying that is has suspended travel to and from India, Brazil, and Argentina due to the rising number of Covid-19 positive cases. As per…
According to the interior ministry of Saudi Arabia, the country will resume the year-round Umrah pilgrimage from October 4. However, the full resumption will take place gradually, step-by-step, said the Saudi government. In the first stage, only 6,000 citizens and…
V. Muraleedharan, Union Minister of State for External Affairs on Tuesday said that 16 countries including Bhutan, Nepal, and Mauritius are allowed visa-free entry to Indian passport holders. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, V Muraleedharan…
After three rounds of bidding under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- UdeDeshkaAamNagrik (UDAN), pre-COVID, 688 valid routes were awarded, out of which 281 routes were operationalized. After suspension of domestic flight operations from 25th March, 2020 to 24th May, 2020, domestic…
The Govt. of India on May 06, 2020, has started the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ to repatriate Indians stranded all over the world due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. On 28th August, the Ministry of External Affairs has announced that Phase…
As per information provided by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), till 31.08.2020, more than 11 lakh Indians (excluding land border crossings) have returned to India under the Vande Bharat Mission. Vande Bharat Mission consists of special repatriation flights operated…
The Directorate General Of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday in an affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court said that passengers who booked flight tickets during the entire lockdown period shall be eligible for the immediate refund of the fare by the…
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) today (21-Sep-2020) via its official website, announced that India has established an air travel bubble with Bhutan and “Indian and Bhutanese carriers are now permitted to operate services between India and Bhutan.” According to…
Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday in a tweet said that India has signed Air Bubble agreements with 14 countries – Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Canada, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Maldives, Nigeria, Qatar, UAE, UK, and the USA. These…
Thailand is offering a special tourist visa that will let international tourists stay for up to 90 days and is extendable up to 9 months, but in one condition – they have to quarantine for the first 14 days. The…
