International Flights status: India has extended the international flights, travel, and visa-related restrictions enforced due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic until January 31, 2021, based on the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). However, all international cargo and flights “specifically approved” by DGCA won’t come under the required restrictions, the authority stated.
In a circular issued on December 30, 2020, i.e on Wednesday, the DGCA stated that restrictions will probably be utilized on Scheduled International commercial passenger services to and from India till 11.59 PM (Indian Standard Time) of January 31, 2021. However, “International Scheduled Flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on case to case basis,” the DGCA stated in a statement.
Earlier in the present day, the Government of India extended the ban on flights from the UK citing the new strain of Covid-19. “The competent authority has further extended the temporary suspension of flights to and from the UK until January 7, 2020. However, this restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by DGCA,” the DGCA stated in a circular.
