No decision on resumption of domestic and international flights: union civil aviation minister

INDIA: The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Saturday clarified that no decision has been by the government about the time to open domestic or international flight operations till now.

Taking to Twitter, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri advised airlines to open their bookings only after the government takes a decision in this regard.Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri has stated in his tweet that so far,  the government has not taken any decision on starting domestic or international airlines. He has also advised to all the airline’s companies that when the government takes any decision on this issue, then Only start the booking process.

All domestic and international commercial passenger flights have been suspended till 11:59 p.m. of May 3, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had earlier said.

The civil aviation regulator decided to suspend flights after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3.