Coronavirus: UP's Ghaziabad once again a 'red' zone
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 22, 2020, 07:35:02 IST
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Coronavirus: UP's Ghaziabad once again a 'red' zone

As many as 5,609 new Covid-19 cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the country to 1,12,359. Out of the total cases, 63,624 are active cases, 45,300 patients have been cured/discharged or have migrated and 3,435 deaths have been reported. Stay here for all live updates
16:33 (IST) May 21
Passengers who don't have Aarogya Setu app can give self-declaration form, will not be stopped from boarding flights: Aviation minister
16:18 (IST) May 21
Private carriers will also join Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indians stranded abroad: Aviation minister
16:11 (IST) May 21
96 more positive cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Bihar today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,872: Bihar govt
15:52 (IST) May 21
Can't comment right now on when we would be able to restore flight operations completely: Aviation minister
15:44 (IST) May 21
Social distancing requirement not met even if middle seats in flights are kept vacant, so we will fill up middle seats: Aviation minister
15:38 (IST) May 21
40 per cent seats in flights would have to be sold at mid-point of lower and upper air fare limit set for the route: Aviation Secretary
15:35 (IST) May 21
On Delhi-Mumbai route, upper limit for flight fare would be Rs 10,000: Aviation Secretary
We've set a minimum and a maximum fare. In the case of Delhi, Mumbai the minimum fare would be Rs 3500 for a journey between 90-120 minutes, maximum fare would be Rs 10,000. This is operative for 3 months - till one minute to midnight on 24th August: Civil aviation minister HS Puri
15:31 (IST) May 21
For fare control second section of domestic aircraft route is where flight duration is between 40-60 min, rest all are between 60-210 min
15:31 (IST) May 21
The cabin crew will be required to be in full protective gear. Only one check-in bag will be allowed. Passengers should report before at least 2 hours before departure time. Fares will be regulated & will be in a fixed range: Hardeep Singh Puri
15:26 (IST) May 21
We have divided routes in seven sections for fare control; first section is where flight duration is less than 40 mins: Aviation Minister
15:26 (IST) May 21
A self-declaration or Aarogya Setu App status on a compatible device would be obtained to ensure that a passenger is free of Covid-19 symptoms. Passenger with red status on Aarogya Setu App will not be allowed to travel: Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri
15:24 (IST) May 21
Only one-third flights will be permitted form metro to non-metro cities where weekly departures are more than 100: Aviation minister
15:23 (IST) May 21
Based on our experience on opening up of domestic flights, we might have to tweak some procedures, only then we will think about international flights: Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri
15:23 (IST) May 21
All stakeholders such as airlines, airports have cooperated so we took decision to resume flights from May 25: Aviation minister
15:17 (IST) May 21
Starting 25th May, we will restart the domestic civil aviation operartions in recalibrated manner: Hardeep Singh Puri, civil aviation minister
15:14 (IST) May 21
In Week 2 of Vande Bharat Mission, we ramped up numbers, made it more than double. We are planning to further increase the number of people to be brought back. Besides Air India, private carriers too are joining in the effort: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
15:12 (IST) May 21
When we announced Vande Bharat Mission on 5th May, we met virtually. The very fact that we are meeting on 21st May physically, it is a reflection of the fact that we have gained more confidence in the normalisation of the situation and resumption: Civil Aviation Minister HS Puri
15:12 (IST) May 21
During Vande Bharat Mission, our effort was not to bring back everyone who wanted to come back. The clear emphasis was on evacuating our citizens who were genuinely stranded abroad: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
15:11 (IST) May 21
We have also been carrying our citizens who are normally resident abroad, their numbers are less than those brought to India, because some countries are not allowing foreign nationals to come back: Civil Aviation Minister
15:07 (IST) May 21
Under Vande Bharat Mission, we have brought back more than 20,000 of our citizens who were stranded or in distress in foreign countries. - Civil Aviation Minister
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