DGCA Extends Suspension of International Flights till 30 November

NEW DELHI: International flights to and from India will remain suspended till 30 November, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said, extending the suspension that was to end on 31 October.

However, international all-cargo operations and flights specifically allowed to operate by the aviation regulator, such as repatriation flights, charter flights, and flights under the Vande Bharat Mission, will continue to operate, a DGCA circular said. International scheduled flights may be allowed on select routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis, it added.

India restricted global trips on 23 March to



contain the pandemic. Homegrown flights have been permitted since 25 May in a restricted limit, select global flights have been permitted to work, generally to localize abandoned residents. 

As things stand, India has two-sided air rises set up with upwards of 19 nations, for example, the US, the UK, France, Germany, UAE, Qatar and Maldives for global air travel between them. India is likewise in chats with different nations for resumption of trips under air bubbles.

A bilateral air bubble is a mechanism to resume flights between India and other countries with preconditions, which regulate movement in view of covid-19.