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Go ahead and book it. If you take an Air Canada / Lufthansa connection from Frankfurt, layover is 15/22 hours. But, you are allowed for anything less than 24 hours.

Yes, hence I booked since we have been discussing this for more than 10 days like!! Thanks for starting this thread and the discussions. Owe you a full crate of beer for this whenever we catch up in Canada! I have booked Delhi - London, gives us 6 hours at LHR. Mumbai-London is highly risky ...

Just replied how I booked. Booked for 25th August.. prices are flat .. somewhere around 39-40k INR per person.

Air India App .. it showed sold out on web as well as app..! But I kept refreshing ... and I got it through. However, that was in the afternoon today ... around 2.15-2.30 pm immediately after they opened the window.

Guys and gals here, asking whether it’s safe / clear to proceed through VBM bookings via EUROPE / LONDON.. and the luggage tagging and all... I guess this we started this separate thread to clear such questions and more, just read few pages back and you’ll find a lot of discussion on this. I...

All those who are thinking of Soft Landing despite IRCC guidelines against it, for those particularly from India, just sharing few thoughts. How do you guys plan to return back to India, maybe after 15-30 days of stay? 1. If normal flights don’t resume, will you guys be able to take a VBM...

Qatar flights were only up to 31st July. These were Canada assisted special flights (last of Canada repatriation flights), and won’t fly in August (at least as Canada assisted flights). This is as per reply I received from High Commission of Canada - Delhi, last week. However, I feel more...

I received a similar confirmation from German Embassy. And I feel now there are only 2 things we need to have a confirmation for: 1. Connecting flight from European destination has to be in less than 24 hours - which is like 15/22 hours at Frankfurt (Air Canada / Lufthansa respectively). 2...

That’s one good piece of news ! They are assuring people on Twitter that Canada will be added soon to the VBM ... Hope it’s VBM 5! Let’s wait the announcements... should come in today hopefully! Waiting desperately....

It’s a good thought. I am looking for end of August. But I feel, people in different situations will be looking out for different dates.

I guess on your first point - As of now, only Air India VBM is seemingly the option for Outbound COPR holders for AUGUST. Nothing else (recheck criteria - i guess not even Air France or United. Lufthansa hasn't been approved yet for repatriation flights.) Qatar, Emirates - Again nothing...

You won’t get single PNR with a Vande Bharat flight as far as my research on this goes. Checked with few agents too. And even that AI officer I met said the same. However, he also confirmed that luggage can be tagged straight until Toronto from Delhi, if the connection from Frankfurt / Paris is...

For US / Europe, they have announced schedule until end of August. See Air India's VBM Phase 4 Extended schedule for these which is until 1st Sept. Gives me more reason to believe that travel under restrictions will continue and not an open travel, that was in pre-Covid era. Also, to clear...

Okay. So there is nothing that I foresee about hearing about lifting of ban on International travel - neither India nor Canada at least by 31st July. Look at it this way, Canada has been able to control the Covid-19 cases under 1.3 lakhs and is now gradually opening its economy. Any reason...

International Travel ? Word from where ? India / Canada?

Why do you need to raise a "Ready to travel" if your COPR hasn't expired yet? You may simply travel, isn't that what they have been encouraging in their responses to people who have raised webforms??

I am planning on the same lines for August end. Haven't booked anything though. Have you booked via Frankfurt / Paris??

Have you booked a ticket via Europe?

This is very encouraging. Is this a reply you have received??

Yes, I came across a person on FB group who landed via AI VBM up to Frankfurt, and then by Air Canada up to Toronto. As per him (I asked him on the luggage thing), Air India and Air Canada both being Star Alliance members, his luggage was was tagged from Mumbai itself until Toronto. However, I...