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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Scheduled international flights have been suspended in India since March 23 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, special international passenger flights have been operating in India under the Vande Bharat Mission since May and under bilateral air bubble arrangements formed between India and other countries since July. Who all can fly? People with valid visa…
