Hours after announcing it is banning travel from the whole of South America, the United Kingdom announced that beginning Monday, all travelers arriving at its airports must present a negative test and quarantine. LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom is banning travel from the whole of South America and Portugal amid concerns over a new variant of the
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A team from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has arrived in Indonesia’s capital to join the investigation into the crash of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500, the head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said Saturday. The team also comprises representatives from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing and General Electric. They joined
The founder of a new UK budget airline set to launch later this year says he has cracked the long-haul low-cost model, a concept he believes can thrive in the post-pandemic Indian and South Asian markets if angled correctly. Nino Singh Judge, founder and CEO of flypop, plans to launch flights from London’s Stansted Airport to
One of the Middle East’s traditionally busiest routes will soon be restored after flydubai announced it will resume double daily flights between Dubai and Doha from 26 January. “Flights to Doha will start from 26 January and to meet expected demand we are pleased to launch operations with a double daily service,” said Ghaith Al
President Joe Biden has promised a mask mandate on flights, trains and buses for months, and on Thursday, he made it a reality. “Today, we’ll be signing an additional executive action to extend masking requirements on interstate travel, like on trains, planes and buses,” he said during a televised address Thursday outlining his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden,
Hyderabad: Air India has introduced the first-ever non-stop services between Hyderabad and Chicago. Coming close on the heels of the launch of the non-stop Bengaluru-San Francisco service, this flight is set to fulfil a long-standing demand for a direct air-link between the two major cities. Flight AI 108 from Chicago to Hyderabad will operate on
GoAir is India’s third-largest domestic airline this winter, up by one place year-on-year. This is from the decline of Air India, which was third. Its winter 2020 capacity fell by 46% against 19% for GoAir. As always, this says nothing of loads, yields, or financial performance. Delhi is GoAir’s top airport this winter, with just
Mumbai: From March-end, the Seychelles archipelago is set to be reconnected with India with airline flights flying non-stop between Mumbai and Mahe twice a week, said an Air Seychelles official, adding that an air travel bubble between the two countries has been signed. That would add another outbound destination to the teeny list of foreign
Vistara is launching two new routes to Sharjah, UAE, expanding its presence in the country. The carrier plans to add flights from Delhi and Mumbai starting this week, in addition to its services to Dubai. Let’s find out more about these new flights and why Vistara is focusing on the Middle East. Vistara officially inaugurated
New Delhi/Sydney: India’s IndiGo has emerged as one of the world’s biggest airlines by capacity, aided by a swift recovery in the domestic aviation market to nearly 80% of pre-pandemic levels and the financial strength to boost market share as rivals struggle. The airline is now the world’s seventh biggest by capacity and the largest
