Coronavirus: DGCA extends suspension of international flights till July 31
By Team Newsable | First Published Jul 3, 2020, 4:46 PM ISTInternational commercial air passenger services will remain suspended till July 31, the country's aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said
New Delhi: The aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday (July 3) it was extending the suspension of scheduled international passenger flights in the country till July 31 but added that some international scheduled services on selected routes may be permitted on a case to case basis.
Scheduled international passenger flights were suspended in India on March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Modifying its June 26 circular that stated that scheduled international passenger flights will remain suspended till July 15, 2020, the regulator stated on Friday it has decided to extend the deadline to July 31, 2020.
“However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case to case basis," said the circular by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Air India and other private domestic airlines have been operating unscheduled international repatriation flights under the Vande Bharat Mission, which was started on May 6 by the Central government.
India resumed scheduled domestic passenger flights on May 25, after a gap of two months.
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