This Valentine Protect yourself from romance scams
Valentine’s day romance scams Valentine’s day is just around the corner, so you might be thinking about picking a little something up for the ones you love. But remember to keep an eye out; with an increase in online romances, your special someone might be a fraudster, pretending to be someone they’re not. This year,…
Sep 2021: UK to allow entry to travellers vaccinated with Covishield from October 4
The United Kingdom will reopen on October 4 to air travellers who have been vaccinated with Covishield against COVID-19, said a government circular on September 22, easing pandemic-related restrictions on countries including India that were launched last year. Formulations of four listed vaccines allowed include AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria and Moderna Takeda, which qualify as…
Sep 2021: When will international air travel soar again after COVID-19?
More consensus needed on vaccination and testing regimes for people to travel abroad more freely. A return to a freer level of international air travel likely won’t be possible until there’s greater agreement among nations on the COVID-19 tests and vaccination documentation needed to travel abroad, experts say. Yet a year and a half after the…
Sep 2021: Now Indians Can Travel to These 49 Cities Across 18 Countries in September | Full List Here
While the Indian government has extended the suspension on scheduled international commercial passenger flights till September 30, the country has established bilateral air bubble arrangements with 18 countries under which special flights will be operated to 49 international cities. Under a bilateral air bubble pact, airlines of both countries can operate international flights with certain…
Aug 31: Suspension of international flights extended till September 30
Cargo operations and flights on certain routes allowed by the DGCA have been kept outside the purview of the restrictions. The Centre on Sunday extended the suspension on international scheduled commercial flights till September 30 owing to the coronavirus diseases (Covid-19) pandemic. The latest circular issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) continued…
SHORTEST FLIGHTS TO TAKE FROM INDIA FOR AN INTERNATIONAL VACATION
01 Shortest flights to take from India for an International vacation With COVID pandemic forcing countries to impose travel restrictions, international travel currently will need a lot of planning. Even though most of us are not open to travelling right now, we can of course make future plans and sort things out, so that we…
Aug 2021: Afghanistan crisis- How India, US worked the lines to evacuate the mission staff
In New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs coordinated closely with the US embassy to fly the Indians out of Kabul. As tension mounted the night before the airlift of Indian diplomats and civilians from Kabul, the Indian establishment worked closely with the US for the evacuation Tuesday. In New Delhi, the Ministry of External…
Aug 2021: UK Slashes Cost of COVID Tests For Global Travellers Including From India
The cost of the COVID test has been reduced from 88 pounds to 68 pounds (USD 122 to USD 94), after many representations over the high charges of the mandatory testing. In a piece of good news for the global travellers, and more specifically Indians, the UK on Saturday reduced the COVID test cost for…
Aug 2021: Air India announces 13 non-stop flights from India to UK from next week. Details here
After the UK lifted the travel ban from India, Air India has announced non-stop flights between India and the United Kingdom from next week. Sharing the detailed flight schedule, the national carrier said that it will operate 13 weekly flights connecting London with six Indian cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Amritsar, and Kochi from…
