An Air India flight from the United Kingdom (UK) has landed in Delhi with 246 passengers on board amid concerns about a mutant fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus that emerged in Britain. Flights from UK restrated today after the govt suspended services between India and UK on December 23 over the new and more contagious strain of the virus.
Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said previously that flights from India to the UK will resume from January 6, while services from the country to here would resume from January 8 onwards.
The Minister had said that 30 flights will operate every week; 15 each by Indian and UK carriers. "This schedule is valid till 23 Jan 2021. Further frequency will be determined after review," he had said in a tweet.
The Delhi airport has advised passengers to keep a gap of at least 10 hours between their arrival from UK and the connecting flight to their cities.
IndiGo starts flight from Amritsar to Delhi to connect with Pune till 27 March.
Poor visibility due to heavy snowfall hampered Flight operations,
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