Operation of Domestic Airline to Cease with Effect From Midnight of March 24, 2020

India will stop domestic flight operations from midnight of March 24. However, there is no clarity about how long this ban will remain in place.

CAPA, an aviation advisory agency, points out that while the timing of the resumption of services is entirely in the control of the government, “ it will most likely be beyond 31 March”.

The statement adds that the ban from March 24 does not extend to cargo carrying flights.

The decision to stop domestic airline operations comes less than 48 hours after India banned all foreign airlines from arriving here. The ban on international flights is till March 29.

Earlier in the day, Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, wrote to the Prime Minister requesting that all flights to and from the state be banned.

SOURCE: thehindubusinessline.com