New Delhi: International passenger flights to and from India will resume on March 27. After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 outbreak in March 2020, the Indian government has decided to resume the airspace to international passenger flights.
"We have decided to resume overseas travel from March 27 onwards, after consideration with stakeholders and in light of the drop in the Covid-19 caseload." Following that, the 'air bubble' arrangements will be revoked. I am certain that the sector will achieve new heights as a result of this initiative!" Jyotiraditya Scindia, the minister of civil aviation, stated.
In order to avoid the spread of Covid-19, the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has banned planned international commercial passenger travel to and from India as of March 23, 2020. The government had planned to resume all scheduled international flight operations on December 15, 2021, however due to the development of a third wave in the form of the Omicron version, this was put on hold.
The civil aviation ministry emphasised that the suspension of scheduled commercial international passenger services to and from India will be extended only until 2359 hours IST on March 26, and that the air bubble arrangements will be extended correspondingly. The ministry also stated that all international operations must follow to the ministry of health and family welfare's international travel standards, which were issued on February 10, 2022, and as revised from time to time.
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