No commercial international flights till March 31
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New Delhi: The ban on international commercial passenger flight services has been extended till March 31. This was announced by the aviator regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), through a circular. It, however, said the international scheduled flights may be allowed on select routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis. The scheduled international flights were suspended from March 23, 2020 in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The restriction will not apply to cargo flights and flights specifically approved by DGCA, the circular added.
Amid the suspension, special international flights have been allowed under the Vande Bharat Mission since May, 2020 and under bilateral air bubble arrangements with select countries since July.
Domestic air passenger traffic up by 5.6 pc in January ANI | Updated: Feb 18, 2021 17:59 IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Domestic airlines flew 77.3 lakh passengers in January, nearly 5.6 per cent more than 73.3 lakh in the previous month, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Thursday.
However, the number was 39.5 per cent down from pre-Covid level of 1.27 crore in January 2020, data released by DGCA showed.
The passenger load factor of major scheduled commercial airlines was 64 to 76 per cent in January which was just about the same levels recorded in December 2020.
Private carrier IndiGo carried 42 lakh passenger to clock a passenger load factor of 69.3 per cent and a market share of 54.3 per cent.
Chipi airport starts operations this month
ByYogesh NaikYogesh Naik / Updated: Jan 3, 2021, 06:00 IST
The newly developed airport will boost tourism in
Sindhudurg district, which Maharashtra govt wants to develop as an alternative destination to Goa.
The newly built airport at Chipi will get operational later this month, possibly on the Republic Day.
The airport will give a fillip to tourism in the coastal district of Sindhudurg, which Maharashtra wants to develop as an alternative destination to Goa. At present, most tourists travel to Sindhudurg and nearby places by road or through Konkan Railway.
The airport is being developed by
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), which had awarded a contract to IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited for building and operating the airport.