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Aug 08, 2020, 16:14 PM IST

Heartfelt Condolences, Says Hardeep Singh Puri On Kerala Plane Crash

Hardeep Singh Puri announced a small gesture, of Rs 10 lakh compensation to families of those killed, Rs 2 lakh for those seriously injured and Rs 50,000 for those with minor injuries.

Aug 08, 2020, 14:42 PM IST

More than 8.14 lakh stranded Indians returned under Vande Bharat Mission, says Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Minister said the details about ticket bookings of Phase 5 will be shared by Air India, Air India Express and other airlines shortly. 

Jul 26, 2020, 20:17 PM IST

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Twitter war over bungalow

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri was on Tuesday locked into a bitter Twitter war with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over eviction notice to the Lutyens’ bungalow which the latter currently occupies

Jul 14, 2020, 14:02 PM IST

India in talks with US, Canada, European and Gulf countries on establishing air travel bubbles

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA) had on June 23 said India is considering establishing "individual bilateral bubbles" with the US, the UK, Germany, and France.

Jul 02, 2020, 22:58 PM IST

Decision on international flights after other countries ease restriction: Hardeep Singh Puri

Sharing information about the evacuation done under the massive Vande Bharat Mission (VBM), Puri said that around 38,000 inbound Indian citizens returned on around 640 chartered flights. More such flights are being given permissions.

Jun 08, 2020, 08:27 AM IST

Vande Bharat Mission: Air India to operate 70 more flights to US, Canada from June 11

Indian airlines Air India Ltd will operate 70 flights to evacuate Indians stranded in the US and Canada under the third phase of Mission Vande Bharat, between June 11 to June 30, said civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri in a tweet late on Monday.

Jun 02, 2020, 07:04 AM IST

Airports handle 62,641 flyers on second day of resumption of flights after lockdown

The operations in Andhra Pradesh started yesterday (May 26) whereas, West Bengal will restart passenger flight operations from May 28.

May 27, 2020, 16:11 PM IST

Airlines flew 58,318 passengers to their destination on first day of flights after lockdown

The domestic passenger flights resumed operations on Monday (May 25) after it was halted for almost two months due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

May 26, 2020, 16:12 PM IST

Domestic air travel resumes in India after 2 months, 630 flights cancelled

Consequently, many passengers reached the airports on Monday only to be told by the airline staff that their flights have been cancelled. Many people took to social media to vent their anger.

May 25, 2020, 20:47 PM IST

'No steep hike in air fares for domestic flights' says Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday addressed a presser on new air travel guidelines ahead of the resumption of domestic flight services from May 25 onwards.

May 21, 2020, 17:30 PM IST

Rajkot, Indore, Navi Mumbai among Centre’s ‘5-star garbage-free’ cities; Delhi 3-star; check full list

The government Tuesday released a rating of cities for their garbage management, giving the top ‘five-star garbage-free’ tag to six cities including Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur and Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, while saying that the Swachh Bharat Mission has been the “greatest strength” in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 19, 2020, 19:37 PM IST

Domestic air travel has come down by 20-30 percent after coronavirus outbreak, says Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Responding to the debate on the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in Lok Sabha, Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said national carrier Air India, which was suffering a loss of Rs 26 crore every day, has been further hit due to the outbreak as many routes it flies on have been shut.

Mar 17, 2020, 22:36 PM IST

COVID-19: Air India pilots seek urgent financial aid from government

Aviation think-tank Centre for Asia Aviation has already warned that most airlines across the world would go bankrupt if the governments do not take coordinated action.

Mar 17, 2020, 00:15 AM IST

Aviation sector facing additional challenges due to coronavirus, says Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that in order to prevent the spread of the virus in the country passengers coming from the most affected countries are being separately screened. 

Mar 13, 2020, 21:18 PM IST

Air India as a brand will be preserved, all its operations will continue: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

The Centre will preserve Air India (AI) as a brand and continue all its operations, though there have been uncertainties about the airline in the recent past, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday. "Air India as a brand built by pilots, crew, commandant will be retained," said Puri.

Feb 17, 2020, 15:45 PM IST

Air India is not shutting down, says CMD Ashwani Lohani on rumours

Earlier, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said the entire dues and arrears of Air India employees will be paid before the proposed disinvestment of the airline is concluded, as the government set the ball rolling for the privatisation of the national carrier.

Feb 12, 2020, 20:49 PM IST

Government confident on getting a new buyer for Air India, says Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri informed that government has conducted eight roadshows to seek the interests of probable investors for Air India globally in the last two months. He further assured that Indigo Airline - boardroom issues won't impact the performance of the airline. 

Jan 27, 2020, 17:02 PM IST

Draft EoI for Air India privatisation to be issued soon

According to the official, the EoI inviting bids for the national carrier will be issued by the month-end. The development comes after the ministerial panel on Air India disinvestment met here on Tuesday.

Jan 07, 2020, 21:23 PM IST

Want an Indian company to acquire Air India: Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri further informed that Air India incurs a loss of an average of Rs 26 crore on a daily basis. He also said that his ministry will try to issue an expression of interest for Air India. 

Dec 31, 2019, 13:55 PM IST