INT‘L FLIGHT SUSPENSION TILL JULY 31: DGCA

NEWDELHI: The aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday it was extending the suspension of scheduled international passenger flights in the country till July 31, but added that some international scheduled services on selected routes may be permitted on a case to case basis. Scheduled international passenger flights were suspended in India on March 23 due to the coronavirus disease pandemic.

Modifying its June 26 circular that stated that scheduled international passenger flights will remain suspended till July 15, 2020, the regulator said on Friday it has decided to extend the deadline to July 31, 2020.

“However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case to case basis,” said the circular by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

India is in talks with the US, Canada and countries in the European and Gulf regions to establish “individual bilateral bubbles” which will allow airlines of each country in the pact to operate international flights, said Airports Authority of India chairperson Arvind Singh on Thursday.