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NEW DELHI: The government has extended the scheduled suspension international flights until September 30, 2020. However, scheduled flights travel bubbles india It has started creating with various countries such as the US, UK, Germany and France, and people eligible under government regulations can fly to and from India in them.
“… The competent authority has decided to extend (suspension of scheduled international passenger flights to / from India) until 11.59 pm on September 30, 2020. This restriction will not apply to all-cargo international operations and flights specifically approved by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation, ”the DGCA said in a statement on Monday.
“However, the competent authority can allow regular international flights on selected routes depending on the case,” he added. India has so far created air bubbles with the US, UK, France, Germany, UAE, Qatar and Maldives. India is in talks with many more countries to create air bubbles such as Australia, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria, Bahrain, Israel, Kenya, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and Bhutan. The idea of these bubbles is to ensure continuity of travel between India and these countries by categories of eligible people until scheduled flights are resumed.
India had suspended scheduled international passenger flights on March 22 in the wake of the corona pandemic. The Ministry of Aviation has long held that the resumption of the international flight schedule will be considered once domestic flights reach the 50% mark of the originally approved daylight saving time.
Scheduled domestic flights were allowed to resume after a two-month suspension on May 25 and so far the airlines operate about 35% of daylight savings time. They have been allowed to increase capacity to 45% through November 24, something that can relax depending on how pandemic situations play out and if states relax their limits on flight operations.
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