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TopicCivil Aviation Ministry

Topic: Civil Aviation Ministry

Lack of infra, low demand, pandemic — why UDAN has only 41% flight routes after 4 years

Govt is now planning a special round of UDAN 4.1, which will cover cancelled and terminated routes. Under this, 392 routes have been proposed.

How India plans to manage its growing drone air traffic in the years to come

The draft policy by civil aviation ministry is expected to coordinate drone flight paths, manage traffic and provide weather and terrain data.

India’s domestic air passenger traffic reaches more than half of pre-Covid levels

When flights resumed after 2 months due to Covid-19, there were only 30,000 air passengers, but the number reached over 2 lakh on 2 November, Union Ministry of Civil Aviation said.

Airlines can operate up to 60% of pre-Covid domestic flights till 24 February, says govt

In September, the Civil Aviation ministry had increased the capacity of domestic flights for airline operators from 45%, issued on 26 June, to 60%.

Airlines may soon be allowed to run 75% of pre-Covid domestic flights, says Hardeep Singh Puri

The government on 2 September had allowed Indian airlines to operate up to 60 per cent of their pre-Covid services within the country.

Civil aviation ministry permits airlines to decide baggage limitations for domestic flights

The matter with regard to check-in baggage has been reviewed based on the feedback/inputs received from the concerned stakeholders, the ministry noted.

Penalty for airline violations hiked to Rs 1 cr from Rs 10 lakh as Parliament clears amendments

The violations include carrying arms, explosives, or other dangerous goods aboard aircraft and contravening any rules notified under the Act, among others.

Full refund for domestic and international tickets booked during lockdown, DGCA tells SC

Passengers will be refunded in full for tickets bought between 25 March and 3 May, domestic carriers given the option of offering a credit shell.

International travellers with connecting domestic flights can avail Covid tests at airports

If the RT-PCR test result is negative, the passengers can catch their flight & avoid institutional quarantine at the destination, the civil ministry's order stated.

India in talks with 13 countries to start bilateral air bubble pacts, says Hardeep Singh Puri

India has already established bilateral air bubbles pact, which allows airlines of two countries to operate international flights with certain restrictions, with 7 countries.

On Camera

Karnataka’s fake news bill won’t survive a court challenge

The Karnataka government’s concerns about regulating misleading speech may be genuine, but the heavy-handed approach adopted in the fake news bill does not seem to pass constitutional muster.

India-US trade talks in final stages, withdrawn NITI Aayog paper shifts focus to GM soybean, corn

Working paper invited backlash from several farmers’ groups including BKU & BKS who opposed recommendation for import of genetically modified soybean & corn for oil extraction.

‘1 border, 3 adversaries’: Army Deputy Chief on Op Sindoor, says Pakistan got live inputs from China

ThePrint’s Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta had written in ‘National Interest’ on 7 June how Op Sindoor was the first battle in India’s two-front war.

New York, New Comrade. Mayor Mamdani and his India-style socialism

Zohran Mamdani’s faith, support for Gaza, dislike of Modi and Netanyahu are reasons why many in India are unhappy to see his rise rather than celebrate it as another ‘Indian’ conquest.