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