May 31, 2020 01:48 IST
The COVID-19 pandemic and its after effects have hit online aggregators hard, particularly those depending on hospitality segments such as hotels, restaurants and air travel.
Sun, May 31, 2020May 30, 2020 02:00 IST
According to the circular, flying through a swarm can cause problems for aircraft at the time of landing and takeoff with all the air inlets of an aircraft, including engines, air conditioning packs, etc, prone to being damaged by the insects.
Sat, May 30, 2020May 29, 2020 03:32 IST
Other steps like drastic cost control and a sharp reduction in future supply addition are also in the offing.
Fri, May 29, 2020May 28, 2020 07:01 IST
As of early Thursday, as many as four passengers, at least two of which were asymptomatic, had tested positive upon arrival.
Thu, May 28, 2020May 27, 2020 01:40 IST
In total, five companies — Uber India and South Asia, Ola, Zomato, Swiggy and Cure.fit — have together announced the reduction of around 4,441 jobs in the last one month.
Wed, May 27, 2020May 26, 2020 04:37 IST
The Delhi-Patna route is highest demand, Delhi-Patna most bookings followed by sectors such as Delhi-Bagdogra, Mumbai-Varanasi, Bengaluru-Patna, Delhi-Srinagar.
Tue, May 26, 2020May 25, 2020 03:44 IST
According to senior people in several companies The Indian Express spoke with soon after the Prime Minister said that every Indian “has to become vocal for their local, not only to buy local products, but also to promote them proudly”, C-level executives scrambled to come up with a plan to get the brand’s messaging across.
Mon, May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 03:12 IST
The government informed airlines about the “cautiousness” of state governments in allowing people flying into their borders in large numbers. Airlines were asked to display all state-specific information on their websites besides other information necessary for passengers to know ahead of flying.
Mon, May 25, 2020May 24, 2020 04:24 IST
Five other states – Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Assam, and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, have also decided to quarantine passengers upon arrival.
Sun, May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 00:57 IST
A senior government official, on condition of anonymity, said that the Civil Aviation Ministry has been monitoring the situation in countries like the US, the UK, Italy, the UAE, Singapore, Thailand, etc to assess whether it will be safe to resume commercial operations to these destinations.
Sun, May 24, 2020May 22, 2020 04:15 IST
Even as the move brings a respite to airlines and the various allied sectors, the limited capacity operations with fare regulation and other added costs have left airlines wanting for more.
Sat, May 23, 2020May 22, 2020 04:00 IST
While airlines did not offer an official comment on the proposal to cap fares, they said a minimum fare would help only if intrinsic demand was muted, but setting an upper cap could create shortages like that for trains.
Fri, May 22, 2020May 21, 2020 14:56 IST
India Domestic Flights Resume: The government has allowed airlines to resume flights from Monday albeit only with one-third of the pre-lockdown capacity.
Sat, May 23, 2020May 21, 2020 04:06 IST
Late on Wednesday night, the Ministry of Home Affairs amended its guidelines on lockdown measures by deleting “domestic air travel of passengers” from the list of prohibited activities. On Sunday, framing the rules for the fourth phase of the national lockdown, it had banned domestic passenger flights until May 31.
Thu, May 21, 2020May 20, 2020 17:40 IST
Domestic flights resume in India on Monday: Which routes will flights operate on? Are state governments in the loop on operating flights? What are the guidelines for passengers?
Sat, May 23, 2020May 20, 2020 04:51 IST
Food-tech platform Zomato, which recently asked 13 per cent of its workforce to search for new jobs, has also decided to shut 125 of over 150 offices worldwide. Its rival Swiggy has decided to lay off 1,100 people, in addition to scaling down on kitchen facilities and office infrastructure.
Wed, May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 01:05 IST
IndiGo has also incorporated a plan for its pilots to report high-level wind and temperature data at different stages of a flight as desired by IMD across all flight operations.
Wed, May 20, 2020May 19, 2020 03:09 IST
E-commerce platforms see orders for mobiles, garments, pressure cookers, among others.
Tue, May 19, 2020May 18, 2020 13:59 IST
Swiggy’s decision comes close on the heels of its Gurugram-based rival Zomato asking over 500 of its employees to start looking for new jobs, as the restaurant industry stares at deep uncertainty in the aftermath of Covid19.
Mon, May 18, 2020May 17, 2020 05:06 IST
The government announced a hike in FDI limit for automatic approval to 74 per cent from 49 per cent in defence production. At present, FDI is allowed under the automatic route for up to 49 per cent and above 49 per cent through the government route.
Sun, May 17, 2020May 16, 2020 01:14 IST
The country’s restaurant industry by itself is staring at an estimated 7.3 million jobs on the line, with its challenges ranging from supplies to labour, skilled and semi-skilled, real estate to credit, overheads and utilities, delivery commissions and rental contracts.
Sat, May 16, 2020May 15, 2020 12:45 IST
Resuming Domestic, International Flights in India: Officials have said a call will be taken on international flights after assessing the Covid-19 situation in a particular country.
Wed, May 20, 2020May 15, 2020 03:05 IST
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security issued a circular Wednesday doing away with security personnel stamping boarding passes of flight passengers at airports.
Fri, May 15, 2020May 14, 2020 05:09 IST
As per the proposal, for which amendments to the law will need to be made, micro enterprises will be those with investment of up to Rs 1 crore and turnover of up to Rs 5 crore — the earlier definition classified investments of up to Rs 25 lakh for manufacturing and up to Rs 10 lakh for services.
Thu, May 14, 2020May 13, 2020 04:35 IST
Aarogya Setu India Covid-19 Tracker App: Reading the newly released protocol, which lays down guidelines for sharing of data collected by the Aarogya Setu app with government agencies as well as third parties.
Thu, May 14, 2020