Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said there might be a slight extension of temporary suspension of passenger flights between India and the United Kingdom, where a mutated variant of the coronavirus has been detected.
Last week, the Civil Aviation Ministry had suspended all flights between the UK and India from December 23 to December 31 over the new variant of the virus.
“I foresee a slight extension of temporary suspension of India-UK flights,” the minister said at a press conference.
“In the next day or two, we will find out if any additional steps need to be taken, or when we can start easing the current temporary suspension,” he added.
