IATA has welcomed decisions taken by aviation regulators to provide flexibility to airlines and flight crew during the COVID19 outbreak. Gilberto Lopez Meyer, Senior Vice President, Safety and Flight Operations, IATA said, “Safety is the industry’s top priority. Countries have a well-established licensing system to…

To further tackle the challenges faced by customers in the wake if COVID-19, GoAir has introduced a flexible and convenient ‘Year Long Peace of Mind’ programme that will protect the PNR from the hassles of rescheduling and cancellation. The volume of calls in relation to…

Given the extraordinary circumstances caused by the worldwide Coronavirus crisis, Brussels Airlines has decided to temporarily suspend its flight operations from 21 March 2020. Between now and then, Brussels Airlines’ flight operations will be reduced gradually in a controlled and structured manner in order to…

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to unfold, Airports Council International (ACI) World has today called for the alleviation of airport slot usage requirements. Recognizing the ripple effects of pursuing disparate approaches across different countries and airports, ACI World urges a harmonized approach through a global…

Airports Council International (ACI) World has emphasized that the COVID-19 outbreak is a systemic crisis affecting the entire global aviation sector impacting particularly heavily on airports and airlines. The sector is in dire need of support to avoid collapse. Responding to a letter from Kristin…

Airbus has temporarily paused production and assembly activities at its French and Spanish sites across the company for the next three days. The move follows the implementation of new measures in France and Spain to contain the COVID19 pandemic. The pause in production will allow…

Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, countries have shut borders, issuing visas and welcoming any travellers temporarily. This scenario has drastically reduced the demand for air travel. The aviation players globally are now cutting its capacity bases on alarmingly low seat factors and travel restrictions. Singapore Airlines…

Understanding the massive travel ban and restrictions on travel due to Covid-19, airlines have started offering fee waiver and flexible rebooking to travelers. Singapore Airlines (SIA) is waiving all rebooking fees for tickets issued on or before 15 March 2020, for travel up to 31…

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) today flagged off the first-ever thrice-weekly flight from Indore (Madhya Pradesh) to Kishangarh (Ajmer, Rajasthan). The MoCA awarded the Indore-Kishangarh route during the UDAN 3 bidding process to Star Air. With the commencement of this route, the Ministry has…

Scoot is offering voucher refunds for the full value of bookings made on or before March 15, 2020, for travel up to May 31, 2020, with immediate effect. These vouchers are valid for 12 months and can be used for rebooking travel at a later…