India extends ban on international flights till October 31, check details
By Sanjay Maurya
News Highlights
- The suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights has been extended until October 31 by the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
- According to the DGCA, the limitation would not apply to international all-cargo operations or flights that have been officially approved by the DGCA.
- In most states and their capitals across the country, the number of cases and fatalities has been declining.
On 28th September, DGCA decided to continue the suspension on scheduled international commercial passenger flights till October 31 despite improvements in India’s Covid-19 situation. According to a notification released by the DGCA, the limitation would not apply to international all-cargo operations or flights approved by the DGCA.
On Sunday, India reported 28,326 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the second day in a row that the government reported less than 30,000 cases. In most states and their capitals across the country, the number of cases and fatalities has been declining.
As per the decision, this restriction does not apply to international all-cargo operations or flights specifically approved by the DGCA. International scheduled flights may be authorized on specified routes on a case-by-case basis by the competent authority, it continues.
As per the aviation regulatory, relevant authorities may permit international scheduled flights on certain routes on a case-by-case basis. This indicates Vande Bharat flights and flights operated under air bubble agreements with certain nations would continue to operate.
India has signed bilateral air bubble agreements with 25 nations since July 2020 to keep aircraft running. The United States, the United Kingdom, Bhutan, France, Kenya, and the United Arab Emirates are among the nations with whom India has such an arrangement.
Domestic flight regulations, on the other hand, have been eased. The Ministry of Civil Aviation permitted airlines to fly at a maximum capacity of 85 percent of their pre-COVID domestic capacity on September 18. Previously, the highest limit was set at 72.5 percent. Airlines used to operate at considerably lower levels before then. Capacity was restricted at 50 percent between June 1 and July 5, then increased to 65 percent and then to 72.5 percent. As the second wave of restrictions fades, nations like Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Maldives begin to relax their restrictions.
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