Civil Aviation Ministry News
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Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu announces a 25% reduction in landing and parking charges for domestic airlines. This ₹400 crore relief measure aims to offset rising jet fuel costs and prevent a hike in airfares for passengers over the next three months.
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In a letter dated April 2 to the Director General of Civil Aviation, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said that the provision would be kept “in abeyance until further orders” pending a comprehensive review of the matter.
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Passengers travelling on the same booking, or PNR, should also be seated close to each other as far as possible, preferably in adjacent seats.
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The government has capped seat selection fees and directed airlines to make 60% of seats available for free, aiming to enhance passenger convenience.
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The flights are scheduled to land at airports including New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kochi, Ahmedabad and Thiruvananthapuram.
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Al HInd Air and FlyExpress and Shankh Air are the three new airlines that will challenge the IndiGo and Air India's hegemony in the Indian aviation market.
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When the system went down on 6 November, ATC controllers had to manually process each arrival and departure, which drastically slowed operations and led to widespread flight delays across Delhi.
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A fresh survey conducted by LocalCurcles has revealed that in the past 12 months, 51% of airline passengers who booked flights experienced seat allocation fees, marking a notable increase from the previous year.
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Civil Aviation ministry scraps Air Suvidha form
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare issues new guidelines for int'l arrivals
Check the latest guidelines for international arrivals HERE
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The airfare cap was introduced amid the coronavirus pandemic
Now, the airfare cap is removed with the increase in passenger traffic
Removal of airfare cap has resulted in a mixed trend of rise and drop in airfares
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Government will build 220 airports by 2025
Government plans on building 33 new freight terminals, 15 new flight training schools
According to the minister, 15% of the nation's pilots are women.
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"The Government of India has not been contemplating the launch of 'Budget Air Service,'" said the Civil Aviation Ministry.
Amid loud protest by the opposition, Lok Sabha saw three adjournments on Thursday.
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Built on a premise of trust, self-certification, and non-intrusive monitoring, “The Drone Rules, 2021” will replace the UAS Rules 2021 (released on 12 March 2021).
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“The Drone Rules, 2021” will replace the UAS Rules 2021 (released on 12 March 2021).
The last date for receipt of public comments is 5 August 2021.
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Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday took charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry.
Scindia was sworn in as a cabinet minister on Wednesday.
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The NPNT scheme requires an operator to take permission from aviation regulator DGCA, using an app, before each drone flight. If this permission is not received, the drone itself will not function.
These 166 green zones are in addition to the 66 green zones already approved by the ministry till date, the statement said.
The new zones permitted on Saturday are in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
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The ban will come into effect from Thursday, the ministry said in its order.
When scheduled domestic flights were resumed on May 25 after coronavirus lockdown last year, the ministry had allowed the airlines to serve in-flight meals under certain conditions.
On May 25 last year, the country India restarted its domestic passenger flight operations after almost two months due to the lockdown.
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In view of the emergence of a new COVID-19 strain in the United Kingdom, the govt has taken several precautionary measures.
Centre has made the RT-PCR test mandatory for flyers from the UK
All passengers coming from the UK will have to share their travel history for the last 14 days.
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Category of persons eligible to travel will be permitted by the Home Ministry from time to time.
Civil Aviation Ministry will display on its website the category of persons eligible to travel out of India," it read.
The eligible persons would have to apply to the civil aviation agency or their designated agency along with their necessary details.
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In Feb 2019, the first round of privatisation cleared for operation, management, and development of airports in Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati through PPP model
The AAI in September 2019 had also recommended the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise airports in Amritsar, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Indore, Raipur, and Trichy
The AAI, which works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, owns and manages more than 100 airports across the country
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