New Delhi (NVI): A total of 1.39 crore domestic passengers have flown in the country since the flights recommenced on May 25 with 1.8 lakh passengers flying on October 18, Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.
In a tweet, Hardeep Singh Puri informed this and said, “New High! 1,581 flights. 3,168 total flight movements. 3,63,757 total footfalls at airport. 1,80,838 domestic passengers on 18 October. Nearly 1.39 crore domestic fliers since 25 May 2020. Steady growth trajectory.”
New High!
1581 flights.
3168 total flight movements.
3,63,757 total footfalls at airport.
1,80,838 domestic passengers on 18 October.Nearly 1.39 crore domestic fliers since 25 May 2020.
Steady growth trajectory. pic.twitter.com/umvFslXb9d
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) October 19, 2020
Speaking on the Vande Bharat Mission, Puri yesterday tweeted and said, “No citizen will be left behind. Reaching out to stranded and distressed Indians around the world.”
“More than 2.2 million people have been repatriated and flown out so far. Vande Bharat Mission continues,” he added.
The government started Vande Bharat Mission – one of the largest initiatives to repatriate nationals back to India – on May 7, 2020. Under this mission, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is coordinating with Ministry of External Affairs and the state governments to carry out the evacuation.
Earlier, Puri had said that around two lakh domestic air passengers will be flying every day by the end of October and added that the figure is expected to reach three lakhs between Diwali and by the end of this year.
The domestic flights in the country resumed operations from May 25 in a gradual manner, after scheduled commercial passenger flights were suspended in India on March 25 due to COVID-19 induced lockdown to contain the further spread of the virus.
-RJV
