The Centre has decided to resume scheduled commercial international passenger flights from 15th of December. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scheduled international commercial passenger services were suspended by India on 23rd of March last year.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation said that the matter has been reviewed and the competent authority has decided to resume the scheduled commercial international passenger flights to and from India with effect from 15th of next month. It said the services will remain suspended till 2359 hours of 14th of December. It further said that the resumption of scheduled international passenger services would imply revision to bilaterally agreed capacity entitlements and termination of air bubble arrangements.
The countries from where travellers would need to follow additional measures on arrival in India including post-arrival testing includes UK, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Israel. The decision has been taken in consultation with the Union Health Ministry in light of the COVID situation across the world. The decision has been taken at a time when a new variant of Coronavirus has been found in countries like Botswana, Hong Kong, and South Africa.
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