NEW DELHI: The government today allowed airlines to increase the total number of flights to up to 70% of the pre-COVID levels, increasing it from up to 60% allowed till date. This would be the fourth time that the government has allowed airlines to expand capacity since the time flight services were restarted in May this year.
In an order, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has today said that the airlines are allowed to increase the total number of domestic flights to up to 70% – airlines were operating over 2,500 domestic flights daily before airlines were grounded due to a lockdown announced by the Modi government.
