DGCA extends ban on scheduled international commercial flights till October 31

TBM Staff | Mumbai Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 11:30 AM

The Centre on September 28 extended the suspension on international scheduled commercial flights till October 31 owing to the coronavirus diseases (Covid-19) pandemic. The latest circular issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) continued to keep international cargo flights Continue Reading

US to lift Covid travel ban for fully vaccinated travellers from November

TBM Staff | Mumbai Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 8:48 AM

The United States announced on September 20 that it will lift Covid travel bans on all air passengers in November if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing and contact tracing. The unprecedented restrictions had kept relatives, friends and business travellers around the world separated for many months as the pandemic grinds on. Jeffrey Zients, […]Continue Reading

Philippines lifts travel ban on India, 9 other countries from today

TBM Staff | Mumbai Monday, 6 September 2021, 2:30 PM

The Philippines decided to welcome travellers from India and nine other countries from September 6, according to a Presidential Palace announcement. The announcement came even as the country recorded its second highest number of COVID-19 cases with 20,310 infections on September 3, pushing the national tally to 2.04 million, The Manila Times newspaper reported. President Continue Reading

India extends ban on scheduled international flights till September 30

TBM Staff | Mumbai Monday, 30 August 2021, 9:40 AM

India has extended the Covid-induced suspension on scheduled international passenger flights till September 30, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Sunday said. The aviation regulator added that international scheduled flights on selected routes might be allowed on a case-to-case basis by the competent authority. India suspended scheduled international flights on Continue Reading

Canada further extends ban on passenger flights from India till Aug 21

TBM Staff | Mumbai Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 12:45 PM

Canada on Monday announced that it is extending the ban on incoming passenger flights from India for another month due to the Delta variant of Covid-19. The ban, which was imposed on April 22 when India was witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, was set to expire on July 21, but will now remain in […]Continue Reading

Netherlands lifts ban on passenger flights from India starting June 1

Asmita Mukherjee Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 2:00 PM 0

The Netherlands on Tuesday lifted the ban on passenger flights from India. The ban was imposed on April 26 in view of rising Covid-19 cases in India. “As per the Dutch Government ban on passenger flights from India that had come into force on April 26, 2021, has been lifted w.e.f 01 June 2021,” the […]Continue Reading