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A fresh survey conducted by LocalCurcles has revealed that in the past 12 months, 51% of airline passengers who booked flights experienced seat allocation fees, marking a notable increase from the previous year.
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DGCA has issued new guidelines for air passengers
It has made face masks mandatory at airports and inside flights
Delhi HC recently ordered DGCA to take a tough line against passengers who refuse to comply with Covid safety norms
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Delhi HC has told DGCA to take action against those who violate Covid-19 norms at airports
The HC asked the DGCA to physically remove fliers and book them for violations
The HC said that those passengers should be placed on the no-fly list
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IATA represents some 290 airlines
The airlines cover 83 per cent of global air traffic
In 2021, overall traveller numbers were 47 per cent of the pre-COVID level
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The Centre has issued revised state-wise quarantine norms for travellers
Under the new guidelines, travellers seeking exemption from institutional quarantine can submit a negative RT-PCR report 72 hours before undertaking the journey.
These revised guidelines will supersede the earlier guidelines issued on the subject on August 2.
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Under Vistara’s upgrade programme, passengers can select whether to upgrade from economy to premium economy or business class through an online portal
Travelers will be able to take advantage of Plusgrade’s full suite of offer submission options
They can also bid for upgrades, instant upgrades, and eligible passengers will be alerted of the opportunity to upgrade via targeted emails
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The web portal and application will help to capture air travellers’ feedback for policy interventions.
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The Digi Yatra platform would be operational by February 2019.
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The pilot project will be started at airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
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Coming up with a welcome move to help the air travellers, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Thursday allowed opening of allowed opening of currency exchange counters by scheduled commercial banks at its airports across the country.
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For 50 percent of the seats of flights under UDAN, the fare cap will be Rs 2,500, and the rest will be market-based pricing.
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In the five increases, ATF rates have gone up by 25 percent, or Rs 9,985.87, per kilolitre since March.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the new civil aviation policy approved today by the Cabinet will transform the sector and greatly benefit passengers.
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Here are the key features of new civil aviation policy.
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In what could make airfare costlier, the price of Air Turbine Fuel (ATF) has been hiked by a steep 9 percent.
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Feelings of shame and humiliation bother obese air passengers more than tight seat belts and tiny seats, says a study.
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DGCA has asked airlines to refund development fee charged from passengers flying out of the IGIA on the tickets booked for journey beyond April 30.
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The move is part of a new and simplified measure announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the Budget for 2016-17.
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