After internal email goes viral, Air India says flight bookings are closed for now

National carrier Air India on Sunday reiterated that flight bookings for domestic travel are currently closed and will resume only after proper instructions from the Union government.

“Keeping in mind the prevailing situation due to Covid-19, it is informed that all domestic scheduled flights stand cancelled till 31st May 2020 excepting the flights operating as Charter and Evacuation Flights. The date of commencement of operation would be advised to all concerned in due course,” an internal Air India email read.

The e-mail had somehow found its way to social media and was widely circulated on WhatsApp groups. The airline immediately issued a clarification on Sunday afternoon.