Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today notified that flights between the United Kingdom and India will resume from January 6 with a limit of 30 carriers operational between the countries every week. The Civil Aviation Ministry is also monitoring developments in other countries and will take further decisions suitably
In his twitter handle, Minister Hardeep Singh expressed: "Resumption of flights between India & UK: India to the UK from 6 Jan 2021. The UK to India from 8 Jan 2021. 30 flights will operate every week. 15 each by Indian & UK carriers. This schedule is valid till 23 Jan 2021. The further frequency will be determined after review,"
Earlier, he had said there will be a short extension of temporary suspension of flights between the United Kingdom and India. There was already a ban on the operation of flights between the two countries till December 31, 2020. This extended suspension will now relax on January 6 and 8. The suspension of flights was announced after the UK reported the spread of a new strain of COVID-19 in their country. Some of the passengers who had returned from the UK to India were also found infected with the new strain of COVID-19.
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