India creates ‘flight bubbles’ for international travel; Germany, USA, UAE open doors
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday allowed limited international flights to select countries, nearly four months after shutting down all travel in the wake of Covid-19 restrictions.
While tourists will not be allowed to travel if the destination country bars their entry, private and foreign airlines have been granted permission to operate services between Germany, the US and the UAE.
United Airlines and Delta will operate from the US, Air France will fly from France, and various other airlines will operate from the UAE. No UK-based airline will fly in and Air India will, for now, be the only carrier operating flights to London from India. Germany’s Lufthansa is yet to submit a schedule of flights for approval.
