International scheduled commercial flights to and from India will resume from March 27 onward after a 25-month ban, an order from the Ministry of Civil Aviation said.
The move will allow airlines across the world, which were only operating international flights to India under air bubble arrangement, to operate capacity as per the original bilateral agreements, and could bring down fares on foreign routes ahead of the summer travel season.
“After having recognized the increased vaccination coverage across the globe and in consultation with the stakeholders, the Government of India has decided to resume scheduled commercial international passenger services to/from India from 27.03.2022, i.e. start of Summer Schedule 2022,” an official statement said.
An earlier plan of resuming international scheduled commercial flights from December 15, 2021 was shelved by the government following the emergence of the Omicron variant.
