Domestic flights resume Monday, passengers to get coronavirus guidelines

India will resume domestic flights “in a calibrated manner” from Monday as passengers follow prevention guidelines for coronavirus, said the government.

“All airports & air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from 25th May,” said civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Twitter.

India suspended commercial flights in late March, when the country went into lockdown to contain the coronavirus. SOPs for passenger movement are also being separately issued by the civil aviaiton ministry, said Puri.

Coronavirus has had a significant impact on international aviation due to the stringent border controls and travel bans to contain the virus infection. Estimates say that Indian airlines’ losses could be as high as $1.75 billion in the first quarter of FY21.