COVID-19 Lockdown: 25 flights to be operated from Mumbai airport, says Maharashtra minister
A total of 25 flights will be operated in and out from the Mumbai international airport beginning May 25, when domestic flights resume partial operations in the country, state Minorities Affairs Minister Nawab Malik said on Sunday.
Interestingly, this statement of Malik, a senior NCP leader, came hours after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that he had sought more time from the Civil Aviation Ministry to restart the operations at the Mumbai international airport.
Earlier in the day, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, also of the NCP, said that it was “extremely ill-advised” to reopen airports in red zone amid the coronavirus pandemic.
