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Australia’s ban on cruise ships due to Covid-19 comes to an end

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 18 April 2022, 12:00 PM 1043

The ban on foreign cruise ships by Australia — imposed in March 2020 after a Covid outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess spilled into Sydney once the vessel docked — cost the Australian economy more than AUD 10 billion (USD 7.4 billion), the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) estimates. Operators “are preparing for a carefully managed […]Continue Reading

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DGCA extends ban on scheduled international commercial flights till October 31

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 11:30 AM 1186

The Centre on September 28 extended the suspension on international scheduled commercial flights till October 31 owing to the coronavirus diseases (Covid-19) pandemic. The latest circular issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) continued to keep international cargo flights and those approved by the regulator to operate. The DGCA also said that scheduled Continue Reading

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US to lift Covid travel ban for fully vaccinated travellers from November

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 8:48 AM 2151

The United States announced on September 20 that it will lift Covid travel bans on all air passengers in November if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing and contact tracing. The unprecedented restrictions had kept relatives, friends and business travellers around the world separated for many months as the pandemic grinds on. Jeffrey Zients, […]Continue Reading

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Philippines lifts travel ban on India, 9 other countries from today

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 6 September 2021, 2:30 PM 1867

The Philippines decided to welcome travellers from India and nine other countries from September 6, according to a Presidential Palace announcement. The announcement came even as the country recorded its second highest number of COVID-19 cases with 20,310 infections on September 3, pushing the national tally to 2.04 million, The Manila Times newspaper reported. President Continue Reading

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India extends ban on scheduled international flights till September 30

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 30 August 2021, 9:40 AM 1412

India has extended the Covid-induced suspension on scheduled international passenger flights till September 30, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Sunday said. The aviation regulator added that international scheduled flights on selected routes might be allowed on a case-to-case basis by the competent authority. India suspended scheduled international flights on Continue Reading

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Canada further extends ban on passenger flights from India till Aug 21

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 12:45 PM 1732

Canada on Monday announced that it is extending the ban on incoming passenger flights from India for another month due to the Delta variant of Covid-19. The ban, which was imposed on April 22 when India was witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, was set to expire on July 21, but will now remain in […]Continue Reading