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International flights ban by India till Dec 31, allows select flights

All-cargo operations and flights specially approved by the DGCA are not affected due to the ban, the notification said.

Worldwide flights to and from India have been suspended until December 31 this year in view of the coronavirus pandemic and planes will fly solely on choose routes on a case-to-case foundation, the Directorate Basic of Civil Aviation (DGCA) mentioned around on Thursday.

The restrictions, nonetheless, should not relevant to worldwide all-cargo operations and flights specifically accepted by the DGCA, it added. The prolonged suspension comes at a time when the nation’s Covid-19 tally has soared previous 9.26 million whereas 135,223 individuals have died of the illness.

“In partial modification of round dated 26-06-2020, the competent authority has additionally prolonged the validity of round issued on the topic cited above concerning Scheduled Worldwide industrial passenger companies to/from India until 2359 hrs 1ST of 31St December, 2020,” DGCA mentioned in a notification ‘Travel and Visa restrictions associated to Covid-19’.

The aviation regulator had earlier prolonged the suspension of worldwide flight operations until November 30 and similarity allowed planes to fly on choose routes. Nevertheless, particular worldwide flights have been working below the Vande Bharat Mission since Might and below the bilateral ‘air bubble’ preparations with chosen international locations since July.

India has fashioned air bubble pacts with round 18 international locations, together with the US, the UK, the UAE, Kenya, Bhutan, and France. Underneath an air bubble pact between two international locations, particular worldwide flights could be operated by their airways between their territories.

Scheduled home passenger flights resumed in India on Might 25 after a niche of two months amid the pandemic state of affairs.