Regular international flights likely to resume from March 15 say govt sources
New Delhi Feb 21 PTI Regular international flights are likely to resume from March 15 and will follow the standard operating procedures effective at Indian airports for foreign arrivals and departure government sources said on MondayGiven the consistent decline in Covid cases a decision on resuming scheduled international flights has almost been arrived at by the Civil Aviation Ministry following consultation with the Health Ministry they saidHowever no official announcement has been made by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation so farRegular International flights is likely to resume from March 15 The Guidelines for International Arrivals which came into effect from February 14 will be followed at airports for the passengers of these flights an official source saidThe ban on scheduled international passenger flights in India is in effect till February 28 Such flights have been suspended in India since March 23 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemicSpecial passenger flights have been functioning between India and around 40 countries since July 2020 under air bubble arrangementsThe Health Ministry has issued revised guidelines for international arrivals with effect from February 14 doing away with the mandatory seven-day home quarantine and the need for them to undertake an RT-PCR test on the eighth day Apart from uploading a negative RT-PCR report taken 72 hours before the journey there is an option to upload certificates of the completion of the full primary Covid vaccination schedule provided from countries on a reciprocal basisAlso the demarcation of countries at-risk and other countries has been removedAccordingly the need for giving samples on the port of arrival and waiting till the result is obtained from countries at-risk has been dispensed with PTI PLB NSD NSD NSD
New Delhi Feb 21 PTI Regular international flights are likely to resume from March 15 and will follow the standard operating procedures effective at Indian airports for foreign arrivals and departure government sources said on MondayGiven the consistent decline in Covid cases a decision on resuming scheduled international flights has almost been arrived at by the Civil Aviation Ministry following consultation with the Health Ministry they saidHowever no official announcement has been made by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation so farRegular International flights is likely to resume from March 15 The Guidelines for International Arrivals which came into effect from February 14 will be followed at airports for the passengers of these flights an official source saidThe ban on scheduled international passenger flights in India is in effect till February 28 Such flights have been suspended in India since March 23 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemicSpecial passenger flights have been functioning between India and around 40 countries since July 2020 under air bubble arrangementsThe Health Ministry has issued revised guidelines for international arrivals with effect from February 14 doing away with the mandatory seven-day home quarantine and the need for them to undertake an RT-PCR test on the eighth day Apart from uploading a negative RT-PCR report taken 72 hours before the journey there is an option to upload certificates of the completion of the full primary Covid vaccination schedule provided from countries on a reciprocal basisAlso the demarcation of countries at-risk and other countries has been removedAccordingly the need for giving samples on the port of arrival and waiting till the result is obtained from countries at-risk has been dispensed with PTI PLB NSD NSD NSD
