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India: International Flight Suspension Extended Until July 31
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a circular on Friday extending the suspension on scheduled commercial international flight operations to and from India till July 31.
The development comes exactly a week after the suspension on oversees air services was extended till July 15.
The regulator said the validity of the earlier circular has been extended till 11.59 p.m. IST of July 31.
Passenger air services were suspended on March 25 due to the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of Covid-19, although domestic air services has resumed in a phased manner from May 25.
Currently, airlines are only allowed to deploy 45 per cent of their total capacity.
