Normal international flights suspended till Jan 31 over Omicron scare

While the flights under the bubble agreements are scheduled in nature there are restrictions on airlines under it

Scheduled international flights will remain suspended till January 31 next year, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a circular on Thursday.

The decision to extend the suspension comes in the wake of the global spread of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus and follows a review of the Covid-19 situation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

While the civil aviation ministry decided to resume scheduled flights from November 26, the decision was formally put on hold on December 1. On Thursday, the DGCA announced its extension till January-end.

Scheduled international flights have been suspended since March 23,