Regular international passenger flights from Mar 27 after two-year gap

The move is expected to boost international capacity and will help soften airfares, which have been soaring due to increased demand and rise in crude oil prices

Scheduled international passenger flights will resume on March 27, two years after a ban was imposed to prevent Covid-19 cases from spreading. The government had banned all international scheduled flights for a week starting March 23, but it stretched to nearly two years in the midst of a raging pandemic. The civil aviation ministry on Tuesday announced the resumption of such flights and an end to air transport bubbles, which replaced regular scheduled flights over the past two years.

The move is expected to boost international capacity and will help soften airfares, which have been soaring due to increased demand and