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Kazakhstan suspends air traffic with Egypt over Omicron variant from today
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakhstan is suspending flights to Egypt starting Friday in an effort to prevent the emergence and spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Civil Aviation Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development sa
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Japanese Defence Minister calls US decision to resume F-16 flights regrett
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi described on Thursday the US decision to resume flights of F-16 fighter jets before the end of the investigation into fuel tanks drop by US aircraft as highly regrettable.
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Parents of stranded Indian badminton player in Botswana pray for his early
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 3 (ANI): Amid the scare of Omicron variant spread, an Indian badminton player and two others are stranded in Botswana after commercial flights out of the country were banned at two transit points, Dubai and Doha.
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Some countries have stopped flights, but India has increased surveillance,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): India has not imposed travel curbs but has increased surveillance and protocols, said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday.
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Why are we in hurry to resume international flights amid Omicron scare: Pa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): As India reported the first two cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health expressed its concern over the scheduled resumption of international flight operations from December 15.
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Japan lifts recent ban on booking flights to country: Chief Cabinet Secret
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 2 (ANI/ Sputnik): The Japanese Transport Ministry has cancelled its directive requiring suspension of new flight bookings to the country until late December, initially issued to prevent the spread of the Omicron strain of coronavirus, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary
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Flight bans amount to travel apartheid, says UN Secretary General amid Omi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 2 (ANI): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday described widespread travel bans imposed on southern African countries over threats of the Omicron variant as "unacceptable," likening the restrictions to apartheid.
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France to lift ban on Southern Africa flights from Dec 4
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 2 (ANI): France has said it will start allowing flights from Southern Africa to land on its territory from Saturday, but with "drastic" restrictions allowing only French and European Union residents to disembark, along with diplomats and flight crews.
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United Airlines makes history, operates first commercial flight using 100
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): The US-based carrier United Airlines on Wednesday made aviation history when it operated the first-ever commercial flight on 100 per cent sustainable fuel in one of two engines.
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Omicron scare: 6 passengers travelling from "at risk" countries test COVID
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday that as many as six passengers travelling from the "at risk" countries have been tested positive for the COVID-19 amid new coronavirus variant Omicron scare.
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Omicron: Resumption of international flights hangs in balance, India to ta
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 1 (ANI): As the situation with respect to the new COVID variant continues to evolve, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday said that it will notify its decision in due course on the date of resumption of commercial international passenger
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Sightings of drone flights with drugs from Punjab, Jammu border: BSF DG Pa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): There has an increase in sightings of drone flights with drugs, mainly heroin, near the Punjab and Jammu border, Border Security Force Director General Pankaj Singh said on Tuesday.
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