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New Delhi, April 7 Indian airlines have cancelled over 10,000 flights since the onset of the West Asia conflict, as escalating tensions and airspace restrictions disrupted international operations, a senior government official said.The widespread closure of key transit corridors forced...

April 07, New Delhi: SkyHop Aviation, set to become India’s first commercial seaplane operator, successfully completed a test flight with a landing and take-off from the Ganga Barrage in Rishikesh on April 6, 2026.Avani Singh, Founder & CEO of SkyHop Aviation, said the project is inspired by...

New Delhi, April 7 Over 10,000 flights operated by Indian airlines to West Asia have been cancelled since the conflict began in the region, a senior official from the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Tuesday.Indian airlines previously operated 300-350 daily flights to West Asia, but the...

New Delhi, April 7 The DGCA, the aviation regulator, has temporarily relaxed the flight duty time limitation (FDTL) for long-haul flights, a senior official said on Tuesday.The move by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is aimed at ensuring pilot availability for smooth...

New Delhi, April 1 IndiGo said on Wednesday that the partial increase in ATF prices will help protect domestic air travel costs amid rising fuel costs due to the Middle East conflict.In a statement, the airline said, "we are reviewing the impact of this revised ATF price on April 1 on our...

New Delhi, April 1 Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Wednesday that the decision by public sector oil marketing companies to implement a partial and staggered increase in jet fuel prices for domestic airlines will help protect passengers from sharp fare hikes.Aviation Turbine...

New Delhi, March 31 Senior bureaucrat Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed as the head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday.Yadav, an officer of the 1996 batch of the Indian Administrative Service...

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya-GSV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to train young people in various areas of aviation, including aviation engineering and aviation management. The Ministry of Civil Aviation stated that the...

New Delhi, March 9 The Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Monday that the DGCA has increased monitoring on a weekly and fortnightly basis for critical operations of airlines, along with bi-monthly visits by the regulator's inspector at the airlines' offices to ensure their compliance with...

March 09, New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu addressed the developing situation in West Asia while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.The minister stated that the government is actively collaborating with airlines and other relevant authorities to ensure the safety...

Due to the ongoing situation in West Asia, flight operations have been affected across several sectors. Passengers are advised to stay informed about the latest flight updates and to pay attention to any communication from their airlines, which will be sent to their registered contact details...

The Ministry of Civil Aviation is closely tracking the evolving situation in West Asia, which is affecting air travel between India and the West Asian region. Airlines are making necessary operational adjustments to ensure passenger safety and the smooth operation of flights, given the current...

Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu, today chaired a stakeholder review meeting for the new terminal at the Vijayawada Airport and the Greenfield Airport at Bhogapuram in New Delhi.The meeting was attended by officials from the Ministry, the Airport Authority of India, the...

Mumbai, March 3 – The state government is in contact with various citizens from Maharashtra who are stranded there due to the conflict situation in the Gulf countries, according to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Tuesday.The CMO’s intervention comes after tensions escalated between Iran...

Amid the ongoing situation in West Asia, the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced that 357 planned flights have been cancelled. In a social media post, the ministry stated that the situation in the region is being closely monitored to facilitate assistance for passengers. It added that passenger...

Mumbai, March 2 As tensions escalate between Iran, Israel, and the US, the repercussions have severely impacted Gulf nations, leaving a significant number of citizens from Maharashtra stranded in Dubai.In a swift response, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has taken the lead to ensure the...

New Delhi, March 2 The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) said on Monday that it has written to the Ministry of Civil Aviation seeking waivers on demurrage charges for export cargo due to flight disruptions caused by the ongoing West Asia crisis.Under the existing tariff structure of...

Pune, March 1 Eighty-four MBA students from a Pune-based institute were stranded in Dubai after airspace closures triggered by the conflict in West Asia, the institute said on Sunday.The students of the Indira School of Business Studies (ISBS) had gone to Dubai as part of an annual five-day...