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Topic: Flights

TOI, HT, Mint find chaos & turbulence on Day 1 flights, Dharavi’s good news — Mirror

A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

Rajat Sharma calls Mumbai Covid capital and India Today on ‘teething problem’ in flights

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

States blame Modi govt’s ‘unilateral decisions’ for chaos at airports as flights resume

State govt officials say they were taken by surprise when the Centre on 21 May announced that domestic passenger commercial air services will resume from 25 May.

I took one of India’s first flights in months. It was surreal

We were all given face shields. The cabin crew wore full protective gear. I’m usually a relaxed flier, but my nerves were jangling. The flight was virtually empty.

India v/s Bharat, lift from an airplane & the next move in circus of lockdowns

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

SC allows Air India to fly for 10 days with middle seats occupied in non-scheduled flights

‘Is the virus supposed to know that it is in the aircraft and not supposed to infect?’ SC asks as it tells Air India to start keeping middle seats vacant after 10 days.

As India takes off, papers note ‘air pockets’ & how Maharashtra shapes Covid map — Express

A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

Domestic flights resume with Chennai-Delhi IndiGo flight ferrying 116 passengers

All health protocols, including thermal screening of the passengers, were followed by officials for both the arriving as well as departing air passengers.

Fare cap, no in-flight food — govt lists new flying rules, says Aarogya Setu not mandatory

For the next three months, the Modi government has capped airfares on the basis of flight durations. Physical check-in has been done away with too.

Face shields, gowns, masks — the new attire for cabin crew post lockdown

IndiGo, Air India, Vistara & AirAsia India decided on this to ensure safety of cabin crew members as they are in close proximity to passengers during flights.

On Camera

Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet visits Manila, strengthens ties with Philippines

The port call witnessed subject matter exchanges between the Indian Navy and the Philippine Navy personnel. There were also sports fixtures, cross-deck visits, and cultural exchanges.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?