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Air passenger markets remain close to a standstill while air cargo weakens
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 26 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic continued to weigh heavily on international air passenger and cargo markets in May with the travel and tourism sectors crippled by widespread lockdowns and travel restrictions, preliminary traffic figures released by the Associati
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Virus-induced earnings plunge for A-Pac gaming companies, recovery likely
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Singapore, June 25 (ANI): Falling international travel, property closures and continuance of social-distancing measures across most countries will keep prospects for the gaming sector weak at least until 2021, according to the latest sector in-depth report by Moody's Investors Service.
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IATA proposes alternative to traveller quarantines
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to avoid quarantine measures when re-opening their economies.
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Special flight with 224 Indians takes off from Washington DC
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [India], June 25 (ANI): A special Air India flight carrying 224 Indian nationals including infants departed from Washington DC to New Delhi on Wednesday under the Vande Bharat Mission, the initiative launched to repatriate Indians stranded abroad due to COVID-19 travel restrict
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718 departures, 721 arrivals on Day 30 of domestic flight resumption: Hard
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): On day 30 since the domestic air travel was resumed, there have been 718 departures and 721 arrivals, said Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday.
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Rath Yatra: Odisha Police urges people to avoid visiting Puri as 'darshan'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], June 24 (ANI): A day after the start of the annual Jagannath Yatra here, Odisha Police on Wednesday appealed to people to avoid going to Puri as the "darshan" of the deities is not permitted.
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Bhumi Pednekar helps migrants, underprivileged in this thoughtful manner
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Actor Bhumi Pednekar supported migrant labourers traveling long distances amid the coronavirus pandemic, in a rather unique way- by donating footwear to them.
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US, European airline carriers want India to open international travel
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): India is likely to allow carriers from select European countries and the United States to launch flight connectivity in and out of India on the lines of Vande Bharat Mission. This will allow carriers to bring in Indian passengers and also fly out from India
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How NASA's Mars helicopter will reach the red planet's surface
Updated : 6 years ago IST
California [USA], June 24 (ANI): NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter will travel with the Perseverance rover through 314 million miles (505 million kilometres) of interplanetary space to get to Mars.
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INS Airavat reaches Tuticorin with 198 stranded Indians from Maldives
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tuticorin [Tamil Nadu], June 23 (ANI): Indian Naval Ship (INS) Airavat carrying 198 stranded Indians, who have been stranded owing to Covid-related travel restrictions, has arrived in Tuticorin from Maldives, under the third phase of Operation ''Samudra Setu'' as a part of the "Vande Bharat"
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Chinese hotel builder abruptly liquidates business in UK
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], June 22 (ANI): A Chinese conglomerate which has built hotels for Hilton and Travelodge has abruptly liquidated its UK subsidiaries, trade magazine Construction Enquirer reported.
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COVID-19 effects likely to accelerate energy transition: Moody's
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Singapore, June 22 (ANI): The COVID-19 lockdown experience of reduced commuting and business travel alongside better air quality and family time may deliver lasting changes in energy consumption, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
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