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…
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…
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…
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…
India has extended its ban on international commercial flights till July 31. At the moment, commercial flights are allowed to operate to and from countries with which India has bilateral air bubble agreements. With the Covid numbers falling in many geographies, a lot of countries have eased restrictions and opened their doors to travellers once…
International Flights Latest News Today: IndiGo airline has issued fresh guidelines that cover passengers flying to Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi in UAE, Doha in Qatar, Kuwait City in Kuwait and Muscat in Oman. International Flights Latest News Today: Keeping in view the ongoing COVID pandemic and the upcoming CIOVID third wave, the IndiGo airlines…
Germany and the Maldives are set to reopen their borders for Indian travellers. Germany has also lifted its travel ban from five countries that were badly hit by the Delta strain. These five countries are India, UK, Russia, Nepal, and Portugal. Both Germany and the Maldives have also allowed non-essential travel from India. Likewise, the Maldives will resume flights…
Israel will no longer require people to wear masks indoors, removing one of the country’s last remaining coronavirus restrictions as infections continue to decline there, Israel’s health ministry announced on Tuesday. Hezi Levi, the ministry’s director general, delivered the news as he removed his mask on a morning television show. Masks will still be required in some…
