India extends international flight ban till January end amid Omicron scare
India has extended its international flight restrictions till January 2022, amid concerns over the Omricon variant of the coronavirus, according to a circular issued on Thursday by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Regular operations of all international flights were to resume from December 15 but were put “on hold” until further notice on December 1, as cases of the highly mutated Sars-CoV-2 variant started to emerge.
“In a partial modification of circular dated 26-11-2021, the competent authority has decided to extend the suspension of Scheduled International commercial passenger services to/from India till 2359 hrs of 31st January 2022. This restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by DGCA,” the circular said.
