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Image for representation.A group of 37 passengers who were shown on video drinking and partying amid the pandemic on a chartered Sunwing flight from Montreal to Mexico in late December have been fined a total of CDN$59,500.A group of 37 passengers who were shown on video drinking and partying amid the pandemic on a chartered Sunwing flight from Montreal to Mexico in late December have been fined a total of CDN$59,500 (US$46,480), Transport Canada said Thursday.The agency said 42 tickets were issued, including 18 for…

Hyderabad Airport. Image used for representation. (Photo: IANS)To date, the GMR Group had the rights to operate the Hyderabad airport till March 22, 2038. The airport was inaugurated on March 23, 2008.PTI Last Updated:May 05, 2022, 11:05 ISTFOLLOW US ON:The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has granted rights to the GMR Group to operate the Hyderabad international airport for 30 more years, according to a statement issued on Wednesday. To date, the GMR Group had the rights to operate the Hyderabad airport till March 22,…

Image for representation. (File photo/News18)The ease of travel restrictions, endorsed by the country's operational headquarters for Covid-19 prevention and control, took effect on Friday, April 15.IANS Last Updated:April 17, 2022, 11:15 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Fully vaccinated people arriving in Azerbaijan will no longer have to take PCR tests, the country’s authorities announced. The ease of travel restrictions, endorsed by the country’s operational headquarters for Covid-19 prevention and control, took effect on Friday, April…

Airlines in India, for the first time since the onset of COVID-19, have crossed the 400,000 passengers a day on Sunday. The airlines carried 407,975 passengers on 2,838 flights which amounts to about 95.5% of pre-COVID daily domestic air passenger traffic.A week ago, we reported that India’s domestic air passenger traffic was estimated to have grown by around 59 percent year-on-year to 84 million in FY22. It also expects elevated Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices, aggravated by geopolitical issues, to remain a near-term…

Go First on Tuesday said it has stopped operating the Srinagar-Sharjah flight from March 27 as it does not have the requisite bilateral rights. Airlines need bilateral rights — which are granted under air services agreements signed between the two countries — to operate scheduled international passenger flights. Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Go First’s Srinagar-Sharjah flight on October 23 last year, connecting Jammu and Kashmir with the United Arab Emirates after around 11 years.“We were operating…

A ruling by a US federal judge has ended — at least for now — the requirement that people wear masks on planes and public transportation, and there is plenty of confusion about the new, post-mask world of travel.The Justice Department left the door open on Tuesday to a possible appeal of the ruling, but only if the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention thinks the mandate is necessary. An appeal could be a politically risky move for the Biden administration.The decision by a lone judge in Florida toppled 14…

Representative Image (Image: Shutterstock)IndiGo has launched an exclusive fare category called "Super 6E" that will provide special services . Passengers will be able to opt for 'Super 6E' fare only at the time of booking. PTI Last Updated:May 04, 2022, 16:05 ISTFOLLOW US ON:IndiGo on Wednesday launched an exclusive fare category called “Super 6E" that will provide special services like extra 10 kg baggage, free seat selection, reduced cancellation fee as well as in-flight meal. Passengers will be able to opt for ‘Super…

Lower base effect as well as easing Covid travel restrictions accelerated India’s domestic air passenger traffic growth by over 36 per cent in March on a year-on-year basis.Pent-up demand and accelerated economic recovery also pushed the air passenger numbers higher during the month under review.According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the country’s scheduled domestic flight operations ferried 1.06 crore passengers last month. In March 2021, the traffic numbers stood at 78.22 lakh.On a sequential…

Elon Musk-led SpaceX has secured its first deal to provide in-flight internet service on airplanes using its Starlink constellation of broadband satellites.According to Space.com, the service will be available later this year to customers of JSX, a charter airline company that plans to equip 100 planes with Starlink-provided inflight Wi-Fi.“The service will be offered to all JSX customers at no charge, and will not require logging in or other complexities associated with legacy systems," JSX representative was quoted as…

Image for representation (Reuters)At least six flights were diverted and many more services were delayed due to a thunderstorm over the Delhi airport on Monday evening.PTI Last Updated:April 26, 2022, 10:45 ISTFOLLOW US ON:At least six flights were diverted and many more services were delayed due to a thunderstorm over the Delhi airport on Monday evening, sources said. A Vistara plane from Mumbai and two Alliance Air flights — one from Jaipur and one from Lucknow itself — were diverted to the Lucknow airport on Monday…