NEW DELHI: Some nations have nonetheless not eliminated restrictions on the entry of Indian nationals and the central authorities is able to fly passengers to those nations at any time when they ease their limits, stated Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh, Puri, on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia is one such nation that doesn’t enable airways to convey passengers from India at the moment amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“We’re working worldwide flights below VBM (Vande Bharat Mission) since Might 6, 2020. Nevertheless, some nations, together with some within the Gulf area, have nonetheless not eliminated restrictions on the entry of Indian nationals,” Puri stated on Twitter.
“We’re able to fly passengers to those nations at any time when they ease restrictions,” he added.
On October 22, the minister had stated that the common fares on particular flights working between Kerala and Bahrain are between ₹ 30,000 and ₹ 39,000 because the Gulf nation permits solely 750 passengers to come back from India per week.
Scheduled worldwide flights have been suspended in India since March 23 as a result of coronavirus pandemic.
Nevertheless, particular worldwide passenger flights have been working in India below the Vande Bharat Mission since Might and below bilateral air bubble preparations shaped between India and different nations since July.
India began scheduled home passenger flights on Might 25 after a niche of two months as a result of coronavirus pandemic.