International flight services, March 02: India’s international air travel suspension which was supposed to end on February 28 has been extended again till March-end, as suggested in the reports. At the same time, the cargo flights will continue to operate.
As per the recent issues ordered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the international commercial passenger services to and from India will remain suspended till 11:59 of March 31, 2021.
As suggested by the recent reports, regular international commercial flights are not likely to resume soon due to the ongoing scenario of a growing coronavirus in a few states of the country.
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Other than this the flight’s exchange under the air bubble arrangements between India and several other countries will also remain in place. As of now, India has signed air bubbles with 27 countries to facilitate the air travel of the citizens.
— DGCA (@DGCAIndia) February 26, 2021
The list of 27 countries with whom India has signed air bubbles include countries such as Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bahrain, Ethiopia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, Iraq, Kuwait, Kenya, Nepal, Maldives, the Netherlands, Oman, Nigeria, Rwanda, Qatar, the Seychelles, Ukraine, Tanzania, the UAE, Uzbekistan, the UK, and the United States of America. Except for the air bubbles, India is also operating flights under the Vande Bharat Mission as well.
The scheduled international flights were at first suspended on March 23, 2020, due to the wrath of coronavirus. With the arrival of March in 2021, it will be one complete year since the regular international flight exchange of India will remain suspended.
