New Delhi: India’s regular international commercial flights are likely to resume operations from March 15, after remaining suspended for nearly two years. As per the sources, authorities will follow standard operating procedures that are effective at Indian airports for foreign arrivals and departures. However, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has not made any official announcement yet.
The sources added that although regular international flights will likely resume from March 15, the guidelines for international arrivals, which have been in place from February 14, will still be followed at airports for the passengers of these flights.
India ban its regular international commercial flights services since March 23, 2020, due to the COVID crisis.
However, special passenger flights have been operating between India and around 40 countries under air bubble arrangements since July 2020.
The Health Ministry, on February 14, issued revised guidelines for international arrivals and scrapped the mandatory seven-day home quarantine and the requirement for them to undergo an RT-PCR test on the eighth day. Also, the countries listed in the ‘at risk’ category have been removed.
