Tax evasion: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has refuted claims that Digi Yatra passenger data is being shared with Indian tax authorities for tracking tax evaders. A report in The New Indian Express had earlier claimed that the tax department had obtained all passenger data from the DigiYatra app, which was being used to identify … Read more
The relaxation has been given to facilitate “smooth conduct of air operations”, the ministry’s order, dated March 21, stated. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has relaxed COVID-19-related regulations stating that cabin crew members need not wear PPE kit, airlines need not keep three seats vacant on international flights for medical emergencies and security personnel at … Read more
Data showed that domestic air passenger traffic has been declining for two weeks when fresh Covid-19 cases first started surging and states began to impose curbs. Airlines have been forced to rework their domestic schedules and even cancel several flights as the latest surge in India’s Covid-19 caseload has led to a demand for air … Read more
The government has also increased the lower limit of the flight fares. On the back of rising Covid-19 cases resulting in air passenger number decline, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has reduced the capacity of domestic flights. It was seen that over the last three months, the number of people travelling in flights were comparatively … Read more
On the day, 2151 flight departures were recorded across the country and 2155 flight arrivals took place. There is no doubt that air travel had declined substantially in Covid-hit time and travelling via flights resumed steadily last year. However, with the beginning of this year, it looks like many people are moving across places resulting … Read more
Shares of aviation majors including SpiceJet and InterGlobe Aviation rallied up to 12 per cent in Friday’s early trade after the cap on the number of domestic flights that domestic airlines are permitted to operate was increased from 70 per cent to 80 per cent of their pre-Covid levels. SpiceJet was up 11.86 per cent … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday decided to restore with immediate effect all existing visas, except electronic, tourist and medical categories, almost eight months after their suspension following the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent imposition of a nationwide lockdown. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also announced giving permission to all Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) … Read more