Flight Tips

The Jaisalmer Desert Festival (Maru Mahotsav) 2027 is set for 18 to 20 February, Thursday to Saturday, timed around Magh Purnima, the Hindu full moon in the month of Magh. It is held at Jaisalmer Fort and the Sam sand dunes. Jaisalmer’s own seasonal airport operates through this period, with Jodhpur plus a road journey

Kaziranga’s 2026-27 season opens for jeep safaris in early October and for elephant safaris from 1 November, running through to around late May when the park closes for the monsoon. The park has four safari ranges, Kohora, Bagori, Agaratoli and Burapahar, and the nearest airport is Jorhat, with Guwahati as a better-connected but farther alternative.

Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh has no airport of its own. Fly into Tezpur or Guwahati in Assam, then travel the rest of the way by road, a long mountain journey that the Sela Tunnel has made usable through more of the year. Indian citizens who are not residents of Arunachal Pradesh need an Inner Line

Hindon Airport is a civil enclave inside the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad, serving the eastern Delhi NCR as an alternative to Indira Gandhi International Airport. It has handled scheduled commercial flights since October 2019. Airlines and routes here change more often than at a major airport, so always check current listings before you

Yes, you can fly in India with a fracture or a plaster cast, but most airlines ask for a medical form (often called MEDIF) when the injury is recent, and a full cast applied within about 48 hours of the flight may need to be split by a doctor to allow for swelling. Call the

If you have a pacemaker, defibrillator or other medical implant, tell the security officer before screening begins and carry your device identification card. Standard guidance from cardiac device manufacturers and aviation security bodies recommends requesting a manual pat-down rather than walking through the metal detector archway, and keeping a handheld wand moving rather than letting

Small metal or stone idols and murtis are generally allowed in both cabin and checked baggage on Indian flights and go through normal X-ray screening like any other item. Heavy or fragile pieces travel safer in checked baggage, well packed. If an idol genuinely qualifies as an antique under Indian law, it cannot leave the

Loy Krathong 2026 falls on Tuesday 24 November, the full moon night of the twelfth month in the Thai lunar calendar. Chiang Mai holds its own lantern festival, Yi Peng, around the same dates. Indian travellers can currently enter Thailand visa free for a limited stay under a scheme revised in September 2026, and can

Europe’s Christmas markets typically open between mid and late November 2026 and run through to Christmas Eve, with a few, like Vienna and Cologne, continuing into early January. Indian travellers need a Schengen visa, best applied for as soon as the six month advance window opens, and can fly direct with Air India or connect

The 2026 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix runs from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December at Yas Marina Circuit, closing out the Formula 1 season. Etihad, IndiGo and Air India Express fly direct from India to Abu Dhabi (AUH), while Dubai, about an hour’s drive away, works as a backup arrival point. Book flights and a