The flights between India and the United Kingdom that were suspended last month by the central government after a highly contagious coronavirus strain was detected in the UK, will resume from January 8, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday.
“It has been decided that flights between India & UK will resume from 8 Jan 2021. Operations till 23 Jan will be restricted to 15 flights per week each for carriers of the two countries to & from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru & Hyderabad only. @DGCAIndia will issue the details shortly,” he tweeted.
It has been decided that flights between India & UK will resume from 8 Jan 2021.
Operations till 23 Jan will be restricted to 15 flights per week each for carriers of the two countries to & from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru & Hyderabad only. @DGCAIndia will issue the details shortly— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) January 1, 2021
Initially, the centre had announced a ban on flights from the UK from December 23 till December 31. Later on Wednesday, the suspension was extended till January 7.
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The new coronavirus strain detected in the UK is said to be more contagious than other strains of the virus. The first case of the newfound strain in India was detected last week after a traveller who had returned from the UK tested positive for it.
Meanwhile, after four new cases of the strain were detected in the country on Friday, India’s total case tally rose to 29.