Due to the coronavirus infections (Covid-19) pandemic, the Centre on Sunday extended the suspension on foreign scheduled commercial flights until September 30. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently issued a circular that allows foreign cargo flights and those certified by the regulator to fly.
Scheduled foreign flights may be authorized on specific routes on a case-by-case basis, according to the DGCA. To combat the spread of the Covid-19 illness, the Indian government has prohibited foreign commercial flights starting March 23, 2020. It loosened flying restrictions in several nations with whom India had an air bubble agreement in the previous year.
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The air bubble contract between the two nations permits the national carrier to operate special international flights between their respective regions. Bhutan, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Qatar, the Maldives, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates are nations with whom India has signed air bubble agreements.
On August 31, India was contemplating removing the limitations on foreign commercial flights. However, in the face of an impending third wave of infection and growing instances of the Delta form of the Covid-19 in numerous countries, the prohibition was prolonged. Even though international air travel restrictions remained in place, India permitted the operation of special aircraft on particular routes, mainly to return trapped people.
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