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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
While the requirement for a compulsory 10-day self-isolation in a government-approved facility at an additional cost of 1,750 pounds per head will no longer apply, only travellers vaccinated in the UK or Europe would qualify for an exemption of the home quarantine requirement. London: The UK on Sunday eased travel restrictions for India by moving the…
