DGCA HIKES SECURITY FEE ON AIR TICKETS

HIGHLIGHTS

• DGCA has increased the price of air tickets.
• Due to COVID-19 pandemic, few people are traveling by air which is causing losses to airline services.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is concerned about the low nu...

INDIAN GOVERNMENT ISSUES NEW TRAVEL RULES AMID COVID-19 SPIKE

HIGHLIGHTS

• COVID-19 cases are increasingly rising in New Delhi.
• Indian Government has issued new travel guidelines regarding travel.

With COVID-19 cases increasingly rising in New Delhi, Indian Government has framed some new rules an...

SAFETY AUDIT OF INDIGO AND VISTARA BEGINS

HIGHLIGHTS

• DGCA has initiated a special safety audit of IndiGo and Vistara.
• DGCA has already completed a similar exercise on SpiceJet and Air India.
• Some safety issues found in Air India and SpiceJet have been conveyed to them.

POOR COVID TESTING: THE REASON BEHIND HONG KONG BANNING AIR INDIA FLIGHTS TILL AUG-END

Highlights

• As per a senior government official, few passengers on one of Air India flight tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Hong Kong

• According to the rules issued by Hong Kong, a COVID-19 certificate is mandatory before arriving in the country ...

AIR ASIA FIRES PILOT GAURAV TANEJA ON DISCIPLINARY GROUNDS

According to the sources, AirAsia India has sacked Captain Gaurav Taneja, the pilot who acted as a whistleblower against alleged safety malpractices of the airlines. The video uploaded by Pilot Gaurav Taneja became viral in which he made some serious allegations against the airlines company, AirA...

DGCA STARTS PROBE AS AirAsia SUSPENDS WHISTLEBLOWER PILOT GAURAV TANEJA

Highlights

• AirAsia India pilot Gaurav Taneja had posted a video on his social media account in which he had revealed the safety breaches done by the airlines

• The DGCA immediately took a note of this and tweeted about starting an investigation and shall take appro...