India has extended the ban on commercial international flights to and from all the airports in the country until midnight of 30 November.
Highlights:
- India extends the ban on international commercial flights till November.
- The extension will not impact the Air India flights under the Vande Bharat Mission.
- India restored all existing visas (except electronic visa, Tourist Visa and Medical Visa).
The extension will not impact the Air India flights under the Vande Bharat Mission and those operating as part of bilateral air bubble agreements with select countries.
In the recent circular the government of India says international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on case to case basis.
“In partial modification of circular dated 26-06-2020, the competent authority has further extended the validity of circular issued on the subject cited above (travel and visa restrictions) regarding Scheduled International commercial passenger services to/from India till 2359 hrs IST of 30th November 2020,” the circular reads.
The Indian Government had made a graded relaxation in visa and travel restrictions for some categories of foreign nationals and Indian nationals who wish to enter or leave India last week.
Under these changes, India restored all existing visas (except electronic visa, Tourist Visa and Medical Visa).
India had closed its border in March following the announcement of world’s largest lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
India has recorded 7.99 million cases of Covid-19 so far with 120,000 deaths. Infections have been on the decline since September. Experts have warned there could be a surge as the festival season approaches.
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