NEW DELHI: Regular international flights to and from India are unlikely to resume from December 15, as originally scheduled, due to uncertainty over the impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on the course of the pandemic, the country’s civil aviation regulator said on Wednesday.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will notify the new date “in due course”, depending on how the situation unfolds. International flights within air bubbles with 31 countries will continue till scheduled flights resume.
“In view of the evolving global scenario with the emergence of new variants of concern, the situation is being watched closely in consultation with all stakeholders and an appropriate decision indicating the effective date of resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger services shall be notified in due course,” DGCA said.
