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Lufthansa cancels flights to India after govt proposes more curbs

India formalised an air bubble with Germany in July 2020. An air bubble arrangement allows nationals of both the countries to travel in either direction

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Foreign airline executives complained that the Indian government is placing curbs on operations by restricting flights and nationalities who can travel

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai

2 min read Last Updated : Sep 29 2020 | 10:49 PM IST

Lufthansa has cancelled all its flights to India till October 20 after the Ministry of Civil Aviation rejected its application to operate 20 flights per week.

India formalised an air bubble with Germany in July. An air bubble allows nationals of both countries to travel in either direction.

While Air India has been operating three-four weekly flights to Frankfurt, Lufthansa is operating 20 flights to Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. The German airline also wanted to operate flights to Chennai in its October schedule.

“In spite of this disparity, we offered to clear seven flights a week for Lufthansa, which was not accepted by

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