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Ban on scheduled International flights extended till May 31
Covid-19

Ban on scheduled International flights extended till May 31

| @indiablooms | 30 Apr 2021, 03:29 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Amid an exponential surge in Covid-19 cases, the ban on scheduled international flights have been extended for a month.

"The competent authority has further extended the validity of circular issued ...regarding Scheduled International commercial passenger services to/from India till 2359 hrs IST of 31 May, 2021," the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a circular on Friday.

This restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by DGCA.

However, scheduled International flights may be allowed on select routes by the competent authority on a case to case basis, the circular further elaborated.

India recorded  3498 deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.

During the same period, 3,86,452 fresh cases were also registered.

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