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<ul><li>An air bubble is a bilateral arrangement with a set of regulations and restrictions in which the carriers of the two countries can operate <keyword id="131277" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="international-flights">international flights</keyword>. </li><li>The Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said India is planning to establish a bubble with the UK soon under which there would be two flights per day between Delhi and London. </li></ul>India has established <keyword id="9507068" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="individual-bilateral-bubbles">individual bilateral bubbles</keyword> with France and the US that will allow airlines of each country in the pact to operate international flights, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday, adding that similar arrangement with Germany and the UK will soon be permitted. Air France will be operating 28 flights between Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Paris from July 18 to August 1, the minister said at a press conference, adding that American carrier United Airlines will be flying 18 flights between India and the US from July 17 to July 31. "They (United) are flying a daily flight between Delhi and Newark and a thrice-a-week flight between Delhi and San Francisco," Puri noted. The minister said India is planning to establish a bubble with the UK soon under which there would be two flights per day between Delhi and London. "We have got a request from Germans also. I think the arrangement with Lufthansa is almost done...We are processing that request," Puri said. "Now we have many demands for air bubbles, but we need to be careful. We should permit that many only that we can handle," the minister noted. From India, Air India will be operating flights to France and US under these bubbles. An air bubble is a bilateral arrangement with a set of regulations and restrictions in which the carriers of the two countries can operate international flights. Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic. After nearly two months of suspension to combat the coronavirus outbreak, the government resumed scheduled domestic passenger flights on May 25. However, it had then allowed the airlines to operate maximum 33 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic flights. The MOCA increased the limits on June 26 from 33 per cent to 45 per cent. "We are assuming that by the time Diwali comes this year, we would have 55-60 per cent of pre-COVID domestic flights operating in India," Puri said at the press conference. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/britannia-industries-first-quarter-earnings-preview-and-share-price-chart/articleshow/76996918.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Britannia may have sold more biscuits during the covid-19 lockdown than ever before ⁠— the earnings may reflect that</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/air-india-allows-passengers-to-change-the-name-on-the-flight-ticket-cancelled-due-to-lockdown/articleshow/76996465.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Air India offers transferable tickets – allows passengers to change the name on the booking for a flight cancelled due to lockdown</a>

India to resume international flights to US, France but only through 'air bubbles'

India is in talks with the US and Canada and countries in the European and Gulf regions to establish <keyword id="9507068" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="individual-bilateral-bubbles">individual bilateral bubbles</keyword> which will allow airlines of each country in the pact to operate <keyword id="131277" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="international-flights">international flights</keyword>, said the <keyword id="149073" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Airports-Authority">Airports Authority</keyword> of India's chief on Thursday. <keyword id="9254872" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-ministry-of-civil-aviation">The Ministry of Civil Aviation</keyword> (MOCA) had on June 23 said India is considering establishing "individual bilateral bubbles" with the US, the UK, Germany and France. Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman Arvind Singh said, "This morning, I took a brief from the key point person (from the MOCA) who is negotiating with the countries, and he said that we are in constant touch. We are working on a consensus to restart the international flights. This is going to be through air bubbles." "Talks are mainly going on between India and the US, India and Canada, India and Europe and India and the Gulf countries to start flights in these bubbles," he said at a webinar called "Reposing the faith in flying" organised by the GMR group. Scheduled international passenger flights remain suspended in India since March 23 due to the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> pandemic. Singh said the MOCA official has informed him that the discussion with the countries is at a "very advanced" level and the effort is to restart international flights at the earliest. "I am sure there would be a positive outcome of the talks with the US, Canada and with the Gulf countries and the negotiations are going on," he noted. The EU has presently banned the flights from India as the number of coronavirus cases are rising in the country, Singh said. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had on June 20 said the government will start thinking on the resumption of scheduled international passenger flights in mid-July, when it expects the domestic air traffic to reach 50-55 per cent of the levels before the coronavirus. After nearly two months of suspension to combat the coronavirus outbreak, the government resumed scheduled domestic passenger flights on May 25. However, it had then allowed the airlines to operate the maximum 33 per cent of their pre-COVID flights. The MOCA increased the limits on June 26 from 33 per cent to 45 per cent. The MOCA on June 23 had said, "As we contemplate further opening up in response to demands, we are looking at the prospect of establishing individual bilateral bubbles, India-US, India-France, India-Germany, India-UK. These are all destinations where demand for travel has not diminished. Final decisions pursuant to negotiations are expected to be taken soon." "We have received requests from authorities in several countries including the US, France, Germany among others requesting that their air carriers be allowed to participate in the transportation of passengers along the line being conducted by Air India under Vande Bharat Mission. These requests are being examined," it added. Air India started international chartered flights under the Vande Bharat Mission from May 6 to help people stranded due to the pandemic reach their destinations. The MOCA's June 23 statement had come after the US Department of Transport (DOT) said on June 22 that it appears that Air India may be using its passenger repatriation charter flights as a way of circumventing the government of India-imposed prohibition of all scheduled international services. "We are taking this action (of allowing only those Air India flights from July 22 that have DOT's approval) because the Government of India has impaired the operating rights of the US carriers and has engaged in discriminatory and restrictive practices with respect to the US carrier services to and from India," the DOT had said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/pakistan-is-trying-to-piggyback-on-india-china-border-dispute-as-loc-ceasefire-violations-triple/articleshow/76762269.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Pakistan is trying to ‘piggyback’ on India-China border dispute as LoC ceasefire violations triple</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/reliance-jio-gets-investment-from-intel-capital/articleshow/76761995.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Reliance Jio gets ₹1894.5 crore from Intel Capital – the 12th investment in 11 weeks</a>

India in talks with US, Canada, European and Gulf countries to resume international flights through air travel bubbles

<ul><li><keyword id="6358032" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="SpiceJet">SpiceJet</keyword> shares climbed over 5% after it was designated as Indian scheduled carrier to operate on agreed routes between India and the United States.</li><li>SpiceJet will be the first private carrier to operate a long haul flight to the US after Jet Airways ceased operation. </li><li>“This designation would help us plan for our international expansion in a much better and calibrated manner,” Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director, SpiceJet said in a statement. </li></ul>The shares of India’s largest cargo operator, SpiceJet climbed over 5% after the company told stock-exchanges that it has been designated as Indian scheduled carrier to operate on agreed routes between India and the United States. <div type="image" title="SpiceJet (1)" msid="77124965" hostid="261"></div> This will be the first time SpiceJet will be operating a long haul flight to the US. After Jet Airways ceased operation in 2019, <keyword id="2573" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-India">Air India</keyword> was the only Indian carrier to operate between India and the US— which it even continued during the lockdown through <keyword id="9171392" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vande-Bharat-Mission">Vande Bharat Mission</keyword> (VBM). “This designation would help us plan for our international expansion in a much better and calibrated manner,” Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director, SpiceJet said in a statement. This is the beginning of the gradual resumption of international routes four months after the government suspended international commercial air passenger services on March 22, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It came after civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri earlier last week said that India has established individual bilateral bubbles with the US that will allow airlines of each country in the pact to operate international flights. An air bubble is a bilateral arrangement with a set of regulations and restrictions in which the carriers of the two countries can operate international flights. Puzzle of aircraft? While it is still unclear which SpiceJet aircraft will be used for operating flights to the US. The company currently has single-aisle narrow-body aircraft for its domestic operations, which it also uses to conduct international operations to the gulf countries under VBM. However, for operations to the US, it would need wide-body aircraft with bigger fuel tanks that allow the airline to operate long haul flights. According to reports, the airline has taken an A330 aircraft from Oman airlines on wet-lease, but it has yet not declared if it will be using the same aircraft to fly to the US. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/the-top-ten-free-apps-in-india-on-google-play-store/slidelist/77123883.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink"> The top ten free apps in India on Google Play store - seven of them are TikTok alternatives!</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/10000-worth-rossari-biotech-shares-bagged-in-ipo-are-worth-over-13700-on-listing/articleshow/77120638.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Stellar listing for Rossari Biotech - stock price surges over 16% on listing day</a>

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