Like the rest of the world, India had also put a halt on international passenger flights when first wave of pandemic struck two years ago. Regular international flights were first banned for a week starting March 23, 2020. But it stretched to two years. In between, more than 20,000 employees across airlines and ground handling agencies have lost their jobs in the last two years.
The government had earlier planned to lift the ban on December 15 last year, but another wave poured cold water on it.
Now, India has announced to resume scheduled international passenger flights from March 27.
