What comes as a blow, India-Germany flights would not be operating now till further orders. Lufthansa airlines on Tuesday stated that it will not be operating any flights between India and Germany scheduled from September 30th till October 20th as the dispute with Central govt deepens. The German carrier quoted “unexpected rejection” of its flight schedule by the Indian government. “Due to the Indian government’s rejection, Lufthansa will now have to cancel all planned flights between Germany and India between 30 September and 20 October. An updated Lufthansa flight schedule is available for customers,” the airlines declared in a statement.
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On March 23, India rejected all scheduled international passenger flights due to the lockdown imposed to restrict Covid-19 spread. However, under an “air bubble” arrangement with 13 countries including Germany, Centre has permitted special flights to function. Aviation regulator DGCA stated in a statement on Tuesday, “There are restrictions in place for Indian nationals desiring to travel to Germany which was putting Indian carriers at a significant disadvantage resulting in an inequitable distribution of traffic in favour of Lufthansa."
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India and Germany had formalised an air bubble in July this year. DGCA added, “As against Indian carriers operating 3-4 flights a week, Lufthansa operated 20 flights a week. In spite of this disparity, we offered to clear 7 flights a week for Lufthansa which was not accepted by them. Negotiations continue." Stating that India has not yet accepted Germany’s invitation to talk, Lufthansa urged Centre to work together with the German government in order to “establish a temporary travel agreement between both countries”.
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