The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) says that 60 airlines from 40 countries will operate 1,783 frequencies to and from India during the summer schedule, from March 27 to October 29.
Digital Desk: Regular international flights are set to resume in India from today (March 27) after a two-year pause, owing to the rising global vaccine coverage and a drop in Covid-19 cases.
The central government has also revised the coronavirus-induced regulations in accordance with this.
As per the revised regulations, the restriction of keeping three seats vacant has been removed, said the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in a tweet on Saturday, adding that crew members will no longer be required to wear complete personal protective equipment (PPE) kit.
"The pat-down search conducted by the security personnel at the airport is re-introduced. Though wearing masks at the airport or aircraft should still be continued," the
AAI tweeted.
The Covid-19 pandemic has battered the aviation industry; however, it is gradually returning to normalcy, with the reinstatement of regular international flights expected to boost the sector.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) says that 60 airlines from 40 countries will operate 1,783 frequencies to and from India during the summer schedule, from March 27 to October 29.
DGCA said six Indian carriers had been approved for 1,466 international departures per week for the summer schedule. Also, it added that the Indian carriers would fly to 43 destinations in 27 countries.
According to the DGCI-approved schedule, IndiGo will operate 505 weekly departures, followed by Air India at 361, Air India Express at 340, SpiceJet at 130, GoAir (GoFirst now) at 74, and Vistara at 56.
Meanwhile, Gulf-based carriers such as Emirates will operate 170 weekly departures, followed by Oman Air (115), Air Arabia (110), Qatar Airways (99), Gulf Air (82), Etihad Airways (80), Saudi Arabian Airlines (63), and Kuwait Airways (56).
Moreover, Sri Lanka Airlines will have 128 weekly departures, Singapore Airlines will have 65, British Airways will have 49, Thai Airways will have 36, Lufthansa German will have 32, Malaysia Airlines will have 30, Japan Air Lines will have 22, Air France will have 20, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will have 18 and Aeroflot Russian Airlines will have 6.
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