'Vande Bharat' mission brought back over 67 lakh Indians since March 2020: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
The plan had originally envisaged bringing back more than 1,90,000 Indian nationals.
Mar 22, 2021, 08:31 AM IST
Air India divestment: Bidding process would be on enterprise value, says Hardeep Singh Puri
The Union Civil Aviation Minister said that the government has decided to change bidding parameters and invite bid at an enterprise value.
Oct 29, 2020, 19:05 PM IST
India inks separate air bubble pacts with Kenya and Bhutan; international flights remain suspended till Oct 31
Till September 17, India had formed bilateral air bubble arrangements with 13 countries including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Canada, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, the Maldives, Nigeria, Qatar, the UAE, the UK, and the USA.
Sep 30, 2020, 23:19 PM IST
Free tickets on Vande Bharat flights would have further affected airlines: Hardeep Singh Puri
Puri said, "The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the entire global civil aviation sector. In view of stoppage/restrictions in both domestic/international flights, Air India and other Indian carriers are also in a financially distressed condition."
Sep 22, 2020, 02:14 AM IST
Ayodhya airport will be developed in phased manner: Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri assures CM Yogi Adityanath
"Ayodhya airport will be developed in a phased manner. The central and state governments are constantly working to develop the infrastructure facilities for Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, and Sonbhadra (Myorpur) airports," Puri said, adding that the work will be completed according to the set target.
Sep 10, 2020, 23:13 PM IST
IndiGo aims to operate 70% of pre-COVID flights by 2020-end
India's largest airline IndiGo operated around 1,500 daily flights in the pre-COVID era. Around 20-25 per cent of these flights were on international routes while the remaining operated domestically.
Jun 15, 2020, 21:26 PM IST
Vande Bharat Mission: 58 more flights added to evacuate Indians from Gulf countries
The third phase of the Vande Bharat Mission started today (June 10) and will last till July 1. The schedule has 356 flights, which include the return services and domestic connections. The second phase had about 180 flights and the first, which ran between May 7 and 15, had 64 flights.
Jun 10, 2020, 17:10 PM IST
