India extends ban on scheduled international flights

Muscat: India's Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued a notification extending the suspension on scheduled international passenger flights till November 30, 2021.

In the notification DGCA however added: "International scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on case to case basis."

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, India banned all scheduled international flights from March 2020. India's Ministry of Civil Aviation has signed air bubble agreements with 25 countries including Oman, the UK, the US and France.