(TAN): India has suspended international flights to and from India till December 31, in view of the Covid-19 pandemic situation.
India’s Director General of Civil Aviation said in a circular dated November 26, “…the competent authority has further extended… scheduled international commercial passenger services to/from India until 2359 hours IST of 31st December 2020.”
This is not applicable to international all-cargo operations and flights specially approved by the DGCA.
Also, international scheduled flights may be allowed on select routes on case to case basis, the circular said.
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The aviation regulator had earlier extended the suspension of international flight operations till November 30 and similarity allowed planes to fly on select routes. However, special international flights have been operating under the Vande Bharat Mission since May and under the bilateral ‘air bubble’ arrangements with certain countries since July.
India has formed air bubble pacts with 18 countries, including the US, the UK, the UAE, Bhutan and France.
