Coronavirus lockdown: Overseas flights from April 15

International airline operations could start from April 15 on a case-by-case basis, which could help stranded Indians to return to the country.

Also airlines can start the process of booking tickets for domestic flights, but they have to be cancelled in case the 21-day lockdown is extended, the government said.

“The lockdown is till April 14. So, any incoming flight will have to wait till then. Airlines can resume services then (on or after April 15) but on a case-by-case basis,” civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri told reporters via a video conference in response to a question on when Indians struck abroad will be able to come home.