NEW DELHI : The Indian government on Thursday banned commercial international airlines to operate to India for a week from 22 March, following an effort to curb the outspread of Covid-19, which has already seen the country temporarily ban foreigners from entering it. Continue reading Coronavirus: India bans international flights
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Lok Sabha passes Aircraft (Amendment) Bill to give statutory status to DGCA
New Delhi: A bill that seeks to convert Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and two other existing bodies under the Civil Aviation Ministry into statutory bodies was passed by Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Continue reading Lok Sabha passes Aircraft (Amendment) Bill to give statutory status to DGCA
Coronavirus scare spared domestic air travel in February, shows DGCA data
NEW DELHI: Despite coronavirus’ dark shadow on travel, India saw 1.2 crore people flying within the country last month — up almost 9% from 1.1 crore in February 2019. The first two months of this year have seen 2.5 crore domestic flyers, an increase of 5.4% from 2.4 crore in January-February 2019 period, according to DGCA data released Wednesday. Continue reading Coronavirus scare spared domestic air travel in February, shows DGCA data
DGCA warns airlines of action, if declaration forms not provided to passengers.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has warned all airlines to ensure that proper declaration forms are provided to passengers entering India or their operations may be cancelled. Continue reading DGCA warns airlines of action, if declaration forms not provided to passengers.
Aviation Regulator Amends Breath Test Rules To Check Coronavirus Spread
New Delhi:
Amid the outbreak of the infectious novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, in the country, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said employees of airlines or the Airport Authority of India (AAI) must be examined by a medical personal for symptoms before they are subject to breath analyser (BA) tests that involve blowing into a machine. Continue reading Aviation Regulator Amends Breath Test Rules To Check Coronavirus Spread