International passenger flights suspended till January next
Covid-19 Omicron scare: Scheduled international passenger flights to/from India will remain suspended till January 31, 2022.
"This restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flight specifically approved by the DGCA," an official order said.
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International scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on case to case basis.[/caption]
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"However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on case to case basis," the order added.
Earlier, amid rising concerns over Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had on December 1 decided not to resume scheduled international flights from December 15, less than a week after announcing that it would restart the services.
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Scheduled international passenger services have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, due to the Covid-19.[/caption]
The regulator issued a circular on Thursday, saying “The competent authority has decided to extend the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger services to and from India till 2359 hours of January 31, 2022.”
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Scheduled international passenger services have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, due to the Covid-19. However, special international flights have been operating under the Vande Bharat Mission since May 2020 and under bilateral “air bubble” arrangements with selected countries since July 2020.
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India has formed air bubble pacts with around 32 countries.[/caption]
India has formed air bubble pacts with around 32 countries, including the US, the UK, the UAE, Kenya, Bhutan and France. Under an air bubble pact between two countries, special international flights can be operated by their airlines between their territories.
-PTC News
