Airlines can operate maximum of 72.5% pre-Covid domestic flights: Govt

The limit has been increased from 65 per cent capacity on which airlines were operating since June 6

Ministry of Civil Aviation has allowed domestic air carriers to operate 72.5 per cent of its pre-covid schedule. The capping has been increased from 65 per cent capacity on which airlines were operating since June 6, after the surge in cases during the second wave of Covid-19. Before June 1, airlines in India were operating at 80 per cent capacity.

India banned all domestic and international flights from operating last March as the first cases of Covid-19 reached Indian shores. While International flights are still banned, domestic operations were allowed last May in a calibrated manner.

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