International flights will resume from this date
Public Lokpal
November 26, 2021
International flights will resume from this date
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Friday said commercial international flights to and from India will resume from December 15. The decision was taken after consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Scheduled international flights in India have been suspended since March 23 last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, special international passenger flights have been operating since July last year under the air bubble arrangement formed with 31 countries.
In an order, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said: "The matter of resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger services to and from India has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It has been decided that scheduled commercial international passenger services to and from India may be resumed from December 15, 2021."
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to resume regular international flight operations, dividing countries into three categories with different capacity restrictions based on countries recognized as "at risk" by the Ministry of Health.
Countries 'at risk' have been identified as the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, Singapore, Israel, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Zimbabwe.