Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday granted the first type certificate under the new drone rules, which was issued on August 25 last year, to IoTechWorld Avigation. “Under the Drone Rules 2021, a type certificate is issued for specific type of unmanned aircraft system (drone) by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on the recommendation of the Quality Council of India (QCI) or an authorised testing entity,” the Aviation Ministry said on Twitter. Drone manufacturers are free to approach any certification body approved by the QCI for their type certificate test reports, it mentioned. The Aviation Ministry, the…
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SpiceJet has launched Sky Mall on its in-flight entertainment platform, SpiceScreen. The authentic in-flight online shopping experience curated by e-commerce portal, Snapdeal will feature products and deals from leading product categories like apparels, jewellery range, electronics and cosmetics among others. Passengers on all domestic flights operated by SpiceJet can now browse and pick from a catalogue of high-quality electronics, fashion accessories, headphones, mobile chargers and other items, specially curated by Snapdeal. Confirmation for orders placed in-flight will be obtained on landing and items will be home delivered pan-India. Debojo Maharshi, Chief Business Officer, SpiceJet said, “We are delighted to introduce…
Four Goodwill Ambassadors appointed for Tourism, Sports & Entertainment sectors In the first week of June, a high-profile delegation from India led by Tanzania-born Jilesh Himat Babla met the President of Zanzibar to discuss issues related to further developing Zanzibar as a tourism, sports & entertainment destination. As a result, a mega integrated project which includes sports, tourism, hospitality and entertainment-related facilities has been flagged off on a 37-acre plot of land in the prime location of Fumba in Zanzibar. This visionary venture, the largest of its kind in East Africa, was conceptualised by and will be executed by JHIL…
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that a complete development plan would be prepared for developing Janjehli as a major tourist destination in Mandi district. The CM was presiding over the closing ceremony of Janjehli tourism festival at Janjehli in the Seraj Assembly constituency of Mandi district, reports The Tribune. The CM said the Janjehli festival was aimed at promoting tourism in the area which is immensely blessed with natural beauty and salubrious climate. He said that the whole area had immense tourism potential. Once fully exploited, it could emerge as a new tourist destination for the tourists.…
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has requested the government to waive the compulsory dividend payment requirement for the financial year ended March 2022, in lieu of the waiver of Air India’s dues done prior to the sale of the carrier. State-owned AAI, which is in the red mainly after the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, is expected to post a loss of INR 800-900 crore in 2021-22 fiscal. Sanjeev Kumar, Chairman, AAI, said it has recovered “good ground” and is anticipated to lower the loss in the last financial year. The financial results for 2021-22 will be finalised in…
A state-of-the-art port in Istanbul with an underground terminal, a celebrity chef’s restaurant and a shopping centre, welcomes yet another 5,000-passenger cruise ship, bringing more cash to Turkey’s struggling tourism industry. The target is 1.5 million cruise passengers and 25 million visitors annually, reports AFP. Hit hard by Covid, Turkey’s tourism sector could get a shot in the arm from the revenue generated at Galataport, which opened in 2021 — a year later than planned due to the pandemic. The port could also provide a boost to an economy that has been weighed down by double-digit inflation and a currency…
Vistara is planning to increase its services out of Mumbai as it eyes several domestic and international routes from the city where yields are better, reports Gauri Joshi for Simple Flying. Vinod Kannan, CEO, Vistara, said, “Mumbai is of high strategic importance for Vistara and is the second-biggest hub for us after Delhi. We have already increased daily departures from 38 to 50 from Mumbai since the pandemic. It has also helped us in developing a dense feeder network enabling convenient international connections for our customers.” As air traffic picks up in a post-pandemic world, Mumbai could feature more prominently…
Driven by a transformative economic and social plan, Saudi Vision 2030, and backed by some of the world’s most ambitious and audacious projects, Saudi Tourism made a big splash destination launch in the Indian market. Saudi Tourism not only occupied a sprawling vantage booth at SATTE last month, but it was also the premier partner country to the Show, thereby showing a strong intent and commitment towards developing the Indian market. Saudi Tourism also inked several MoUs with industry associations, OTAs and such players during the event aimed at growing Indian tourist arrivals to the Kingdom. In an conversation with…
The Macau government announced that the quarantine period for those entering from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other foreign regions will be shortened to 10 days of medical observation followed by 7 days of self-health monitoring effective June 15. Travellers will be required to take five nucleic acid Covid-19 tests within the seven days of monitoring following their ten days of isolation at a medical observation hotel. Andy Wu Keng-kuong, President, Macau Travel Industry Council, said that the industry welcomes relaxed regulations. They are optimistic that the epidemic will continue to stabilise, attracting tourists from Hong Kong and Taiwan who have…
Taiwan said on Saturday it would cut mandatory quarantine for all arrivals to three days from seven, its latest relaxation of the rules to try to live with Covid-19 and resume normal life even as it has been dealing with a surge of infections, Reuters reports. Taiwan has kept its quarantine rules in place as large parts of the rest of Asia have relaxed or lifted them completely, though in May it cut the number of days spent in isolation for arrivals to seven from 10 previously. Taiwan has reported more than 2.7 million domestic cases since the beginning of…
