KOLKATA: The Bengal government on Saturday allowed direct flights to Kolkata from Mumbai and Chennai on all days of the week, ending an embargo that restricted flights on these sectors to three days every week from September 2020.
The government has also changed another important regulation that has been a long-standing demand of the aviation industry. Passengers flying to Bengal will have to undertake an RT-PCR test within 72 hours before their flight only if they have not been fully vaccinated. Flyers from five cities — Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Nagpur — were required to undergo the test irrespective of their vaccination status till now.
The move will enable airlines to operate at least 13 more flights from Mumbai and at least 12 more flights from Chennai on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. But it may take a while for these flights to start as aircraft schedules have to be changed.
