India-UK flight services halted amid new COVID strain concerns to resume from January 8

NEW DELHI: Flight services between India and UK will resume from January 8, 2021, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday.

Last month, these services were suspended to stop the spread of a mutant Covid-19 strain which was recently discovered in the UK.

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In a tweet, the minister said: “It has been decided that flights between India & UK will resume from 8 Jan 2021.”