Tag Archives: COVID-19

The Government of India has extended the deadline of bidding for sale of its national carrier Air India (AI) by another two months till June 30. This decision has been taken considering paused economic activity all over the world due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The deadline for bids by investors in the Air India closeout has been extended for ...

Bangkok Airways will resume domestic flight operations from 15 May 2020 onwards with Bangkok – Samui (round trip) twice daily service to serve passengers in need of travel. All flight operations will strictly comply with safety measures and social distancing guidelines set by the Ministry of Public Health and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand. The reopening of airports in ...

The Yangon Aerodrome Company Limited (YACL), the airport operator of the main international aviation gateway to Myanmar has made an official announcement on Thursday (24th April) that the restrictions on all international passenger flights to and from Yangon International Airport are further extended up to May 15th, 2020 (2359 hours MST). The move came as a temporary measure in order ...

On Wednesday (April 22), Thai Lion Air (SL) has announced that it is ready to resume flights operation with one daily flight to destinations including Chiang Mai, Ubon Ratchathani, Khon Kaen, Surat Thani, Hat Yai and Nakhon Si Thammarat. Thai Lion Air, a Thai low cost carrier and operate with Thai partners as an associate company of Lion Air of ...

On Wednesday, The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has granted permission to its three major airlines i.e. Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific Airlines and VietJet Air to resume their domestic passenger flights between key routes including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the central city of Danang. Moreover, the CAAV also allowed these airlines to increase operational frequencies on these ...

In his address to the nation today morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his government’s decision to extend lockdown in the country till 3rd May 2020. Speaking live on national television, PM Modi appreciated the fellow countrymen for following the lockdown seriously and helping in containing the spread of Coranavirus pandemic till date but the threat is not yet over. ...

“Due to the effect of COVID-19 on the tourism industry, the annual renewal of the guide license fee for the year 2021 will be waived for all its Tourist Guides” as announced by Sri Lanka Tourist Board today. As a relief measure, the annual fee for guide licenses of all four categories – National, Chauffeur, Area and Site Guides will ...

Ministry of Tourism’s portal strandedinindia.com portal to identify and help tourists stranded in several parts of India during the lockdown has emerged a crucial helping hand for such tourists. Since its launch on 31st March 2020, nearly over 1200 tourists have received assistance through the portal as per ministry communication. In addition, the ministry has confirmed to have received phone ...

In its sustained effort to stop the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Phuket has imposed a total lockdown for all its 17 sub districts for 14 days starting from 00:01 Hrs on 13th April 2020 to last till midnight of 26th April 2020 or until the situation improves. Phuket is already conducting active case finding to screen all ...

Brunei announced one new instance of the COVID-19 on Friday, breaking the five-day record of zero cases detailed and carrying the all-out cases to 136. The service expressed that up until this point, 74 people are as yet experiencing isolate, 2,308 individuals have finished the isolate period and 9,342 research center tests for the COVID-19 have been directed. As per ...