The Centre with two decisions Friday has moved further in the direction of fully resuming flight operations in the country. One, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), while extending the international flight suspension to July 15, said international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes on case-to-case basis. Two, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has allowed airlines to operate up to 45 per cent of their pre-lockdown scheduled capacity on domestic routes, compared with 30-35 per cent earlier.
On the one hand, the slight relaxation of restrictions on international operations could pave the way for foreign airlines to resume flights to India in line with the government’s proposal of establishing travel bubbles or air bridges with countries like the US, the UK, France, Germany, etc.
