Domestic commercial flight operations started from Mumbai on Monday morning in a calibrated manner amid the easing of lockdown restrictions, which were imposed on March 25 to contain the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak.
The authorities at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) said that 45 flights have been scheduled to operate on Monday. However, airport sources said that few more flights are likely to be added to the schedule by late afternoon.
The airport operator, Mumbai International Airport Ltd. (MIAL), in a press statement, issued late Sunday night, said: “As per the recent directive by the Union Civil Aviation Minister and the state government, CSMIA will be resuming operations with 25 movements for departure and 25 arrivals from Monday.
