NEW DELHI:
Domestic flights
will finally start taking to the skies from Monday (May 25) in a gradual manner, exactly two months after being stopped as part of the national lockdown imposed to check the spread of coronavirus. Bookings will start from Thursday. However, schedule international flights, which were stopped on March 22, will stay grounded for now. Airports will aim for contactless entry of flyers when the air services resume.
Aviation minister
Hardeep Singh Puri
tweeted on Wednesday: “Domestic civil aviation operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from Monday (May 25). Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for passenger movement are also being separately issued by the
aviation ministry
.”
Domestic civil aviation operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from Monday 25th May 2020.All airports… https://t.co/xm9YjtMtXz
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) 1589974072000
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