India has recorded just six helicopter accidents in the last five years as compared to 507 accidents in the United States of America and 15 in the United Kingdom, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation to a parliamentary committee.

Amid reports of massive congestion at airports, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday ordered all airlines to keep updating their social media handles regarding waiting time and delay of flights and additional staff at check-in counters.

The Ministry's decision to discontinue the form filling on the Air Suvidha portal came in the wake of a decline in Covid-19 cases across the country.

New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to withdraw the fare cap on air tickets imposed during the initial days of COVID-1 in 2020.

New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Ministry of Civil Aviation joint secretary Usha Padhee on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for recognising the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme which was awarded Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020, and said the regional air connectivity and affordability have been provided at an affordable rate.

New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation is upbeat to enhance the air connectivity in the North-east region by introducing indigenous Dornier-228 aircraft.

Lilabari (Assam) [India], April 13 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the state government will hand over the land to Civil Aviation Ministry by May 10 for the expansion and modernisation of Silchar, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, and Lakhimpur Airports.

New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): In order to facilitate e-governance and automation of internal processes, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is mulling over the implementation of 'e-BCAS project', Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday.

New Delhi Feb 21 PTI Regular international flights are likely to resume from March 15 and will follow the standard operating procedures effective at Indian airports for foreign arrivals and departure government sources said on MondayGiven the consistent decline in Covid cases a decision on resuming scheduled international flights has almost been arrived at by the Civil Aviation Ministry following consultation with the Health Ministry they saidHowever no official announcement has been made by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation so farRegular International flights is likely to resume from March 15 The Guidelines for International Arrivals which came into effect from February 14 will be followed at airports for the passengers of these flights an official source saidThe ban on scheduled international passenger flights in India is in effect till February 28 Such flights have been suspended in India since March 23 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemicSpecial passenger flights have been functioning between India and around 40 countries since July 2020 under air bubble arrangementsThe Health Ministry has issued revised guidelines for international arrivals with effect from February 14 doing away with the mandatory seven-day home quarantine and the need for them to undertake an RT-PCR test on the eighth day Apart from uploading a negative RT-PCR report taken 72 hours before the journey there is an option to upload certificates of the completion of the full primary Covid vaccination schedule provided from countries on a reciprocal basisAlso the demarcation of countries at-risk and other countries has been removedAccordingly the need for giving samples on the port of arrival and waiting till the result is obtained from countries at-risk has been dispensed with PTI PLB NSD NSD NSD

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The tableau of the Ministry of Civil Aviation showcases Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) and the rich dividends it has been yielding, said a press note issued by MoCA on Saturday.