New Delhi: Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal said on Wednesday that international passenger flight services are to be “normalized” very soon, which is likely by the end of the year.
Bansal said that international flights are expected to be back to normal very soon and by the end of this year.
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Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, all international flights to and from India remained suspended. The suspension has been extended till November 30.
At present, India has air bubble arrangements with more than 25 countries to operate international flights. Under an air bubble arrangement between two countries, international passenger flights may be operated by their respective carriers into each other’s territories, subject to certain conditions.
Last week, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the government is evaluating the process of normalizing international operations and added that it wants to return to normalcy keeping in mind the coronavirus pandemic situation in some parts of the world.
“I am all for securing my place in the civil aviation sector in the world and making India a hub and more wide-body aircraft. We will get there, but stay with me and believe me, I am on your side. We will do one. Work together but in a safe environment,” he said, PTI reported.
Vistara on Sunday said the prolonged suspension of scheduled international flights to and from India is affecting the financial health of most airlines and also cautioned that it is too early to conclude that the country’s aviation sector is out of the woods. Is.
Vistara’s nominated CEO Vinod Kannan said that most predictions about the aviation industry’s recovery have turned out to be wrong at this very unpredictable time, and it is too early to say that the Indian aviation industry is completely out of the woods. On the domestic front, air traffic is close to pre-COVID-19 levels and grew 70 per cent in October compared to the year-ago period.
“The prolonged suspension of scheduled international operations is certainly affecting the financial health of most airlines, adding to the pressure (on revenue),” he told PTI.
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