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Development marks end of air bubbles which came into being in mid-2020. Over 115,000 passengers flew in and out of India on 667 flights under this mechanism on Saturday
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said regular international flight services, which were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic for the last two years, resumed with full capacity
As per the approved schedule, IndiGo will operate 505 departures per week, followed by Air India at 361, Air India Express 340, SpiceJet at 130, GoAir (GoFirst now) at 74 and Vistara at 56
This is around 22.5% lower than pre-Covid levels
Overseas flights are being operated now under bilateral air bubble arrangements with various countries
Prior to the pandemic hitting the country in March 2020 and grounding overseas flight services, Emirates was operating 170 weekly flights to nine destinations
The flight will be operated from Heathrow airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital
The airline said it will operate the Thailand flights under air bubble agreement till March 26 and thereafter as part of its scheduled commercial international operations
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said that regular international flights will resume from March 27 as the coronavirus situation in India has improved now.
After two years, regular international flights will resume beginning March 27. It will replace India's air-bubble arrangement with 37 countries. What does it mean for aviation and tourism industry?
Opening international traffic will improve prospects
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
These services had been suspended from March 23, 2020, in view of the coronavirus pandemic
Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, following the outbreak of the coronavirus
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The DGCA further said that the flights under bubble arrangement will be not be affected.
The airline will be deploying B737 aircraft to operate all India-Bangkok flights, it stated, adding the Kolkata-Bangkok flight and the return flight will begin from March 10
With fuel cost being higher, we have to review where we should be looking at for additional operations, said Vistara's chief Vinod Kannan