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Punjab in talks with airlines for direct flights to US, UK & Canada

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 29 August 2022, 11:45 AM 967

Punjab Chief Mnister Bhagwant Mann said they are in talks with major airline companies, for them to start direct international flights connecting Amritsar and Mohali to major destinations like Vancouver, reports Hindustan Times. ’We are in talks with Tatas (Air India), Vistara, British Airways and Air Canada that we need direct flights from Amritsar and […]Continue Reading

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Punjab CM seeks more direct international flights from Mohali Airport

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 12:00 PM 670

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has directed the State Civil Aviation Department to immediately tie up with the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India for starting direct international flights from Mohali International Airport, especially to Canada, the US and the UK. At present, only two international flights are operational from Mohali […]Continue Reading

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UK scraps tests for fully vaccinated travellers from February 11

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 27 January 2022, 3:46 PM 1411

Britain announced that it will scrap COVID-19 test requirements for fully vaccinated travellers entering England from next month. UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made a statement in the House of Commons outlining the COVID travel update, confirming that from 4am local time on February 11 travellers who have had both doses of a COVID vaccine […]Continue Reading

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UK bans flights from South Africa after detection of new Covid-19 variant

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 27 November 2021, 9:21 AM 1458

South Africa said on November 26 a British ban on flights from South Africa because of the detection of a new Covid-19 variant “seems to have been rushed” as even the World Health Organization (WHO) was yet to advise on the next steps. Scientists have so far only detected the B.1.1.529 variant in relatively small […]Continue Reading

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UK may scrap hotel quarantine for some

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 4 October 2021, 1:21 PM 1924

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will open up more countries for hotel quarantine-free travel later this week, The Sunday Telegraph reported, saying that the UK’s “red list” of destinations would be slashed to nine from 54. Fully vaccinated arrivals from countries including South Africa, Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia will no longer have to quarantine Continue Reading

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UK approves Covishield after India’s protest; confusion remains on the status of Indian travellers

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 23 September 2021, 10:30 AM 1375

The UK has updated its travel guidelines by including Serum Institute’s Covishield, a version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, in the list of authorised jabs after India warned of reciprocal action if it didn’t revoke its ‘discriminatory policy.’ Yet, this may not immediately result in the relaxation of Covid-related restrictions for travellers from India as the […]Continue Reading