Covid-19 crisis: Karnataka flip-flops on flights from high-risk states

Karnataka's decision, aimed at containing the spread of infection in the state, could lead to a reworking of airline schedules, flight cancellations and bring further misery to passengers

After announcing on Thursday afternoon that Karnataka would not allow interstate air travel from five high-risk states, namely Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, the state government government later backtracked on its decision. 
 

In a clarification issued later in the evening, the state government said it had requested the Civil Aviation Ministry to reduce the number of flights, originating from these five states to Karnataka, in view of the high number of Covid-19 cases prevalent there. According to the schedule, 30 flights are scheduled daily from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan to Karnataka.

Karnataka's decision,