Although unsure of revival in demand, Chief Financial Officer Aditya Pande said there was a slight uptick in forward bookings after the lockdown was relaxed.
Non-scheduled domestic operations, which include private and charter flights, began on Monday.
The guidelines include installing the Aarogya Setu app on the passenger's mobile devices, mandatory thermal check-ups at the entry and exit points of all the airports
Suitable precautionary measures such as environmental sanitation and disinfection shall be ensured at the airports as well as within flights, the health ministry says
All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 25 when the Modi government imposed a lockdown to contain the novel cornavirus pandemic
The opposition demanded that the Centre "consult state governments while allowing international/domestic flights".
Here is what is going to change for passengers as they fly from Monday
Facemasks and social distancing measures may become a common practice for airline passengers.
The guidelines came soon after the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) extended the national lockdown beyond Sunday till May-end
With over 106 destinations in Germany and Europe and more than 20 intercontinental destinations, the range of flights will be expanded
Lufthansa group's senior director (sales), South Asia, George Ettiyil said the decision reflects the robust demand for flights to and from India, even in these unprecedented times.
Second phase from May 16 to 22; so far some 12,000 nationals have been brought back
The special evacuation flight AI 130 -- operated with a Boeing 777 plane -- departed from London on Saturday
The Indians stranded abroad will have to pay anything from Rs 12,000 to Rs 1 lakh per ticket depending on their location
In a separate order, the Union Home Ministry also said it has extended on 'gratis' basis the visas of foreigners,who are stranded in India due the lockdown.
1,074 patients recovered in 24 hrs, highest in one day; 1,107,233 people tested in India so far
Both airlines and airports are devising their own SOPs and limited number of flights are being planned to enable social distancing on ground and inside the aircraft
Demand in revenue passenger kilometres fell by 70.7%
With 1,990 more COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's count of coronavirus cases has reached 26,496
India has been under lockdown since March 25 to curb the spread of novel coronavirus