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Air India disinvestment, delayed by Covid impact, will be completed in 202
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister (MoCA) Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that that the disinvestment process of Air India is getting delayed due to the second wave of the Covid pandemic and assured that the disinvestment process will happen in this year.
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Domestic flights to cost more as minimum airfares raised 13-16 per cent
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Flights within the country are set to become costlier as the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has decided to raise the lower limit on domestic airfares from 13 per cent to 16 per cent, which will come into effect from June 1.
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AAI closely monitoring cyclone Tauktae, yet to take decision on closing ai
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): An Airports Authority of India (AAI) official on Saturday said there is no immediate plan to shut airports in the wake of cyclone Tauktae as there is no clarity about areas that will be "most affected" due to the natural disaster.
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COVID-19: Experimental drone flights allowed for vaccine delivery
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted a conditional exemption to the Telangana government for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights for delivery of COVID vaccines
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Telangana permitted to fly drones for experimental delivery of COVID vacci
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 30 (ANI): The Telangana government on Friday was granted a conditional exemption for drone deployment by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for conducting experimental delivery of COVID vaccines.
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ICMR gets govt's nod for drone trial for Covid-19 vaccine delivery
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for conducting a feasibility study of the Covid-19 vaccine delivery using drones in co
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Refund passengers who cancelled flights in last year's lockdown, Govt repr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over airline companies defaulting on refunds to passengers over flight tickets that were booked for travel during the lockdown last year but got cancelled.
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Civil Aviation Ministry opens bid for 392 air routes under UDAN 4.1 scheme
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): The Union Civil Aviation Ministry (MoCA) has proposed 392 new routes under its flagship scheme UDAN 4.1 bidding process on the commencement of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
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India sees highest number of domestic passengers since May 2020
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Monday informed that the number of domestic passengers on February 28 has risen to 3,13,668 and is the highest since the resumption of domestic flights on May 25 last year.
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Centre grants permission to BCCI to use drones for live aerial filming of
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted a conditional exemption to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the deployment of drones for live aerial cinematography of the India Cricke
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Around 10 airports to be privatised in third round of privatisation: Govt
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The government on Thursday announced that a maximum of ten airports will be privatised in the third round of airport privatisation.
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Aviation Ministry urges Health Ministry to prioritise COVID-19 vaccination
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has written to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to consider aviation employees as frontline coronavirus workers and prioritise their COVID-19 vaccination.
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