New Delhi (NVI): In view of the extension of the nationwide lockdown by 19 days, all passenger flight services will remain suspended till May 3, the Government said today.
“All domestic and international commercial passenger flights will remain suspended till 11.59 pm of May 3,” the Ministry of Civil Aviation said in a statement.
Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri also tweeted on the further suspension of flights, saying he understands the problems being faced by the people who need to travel.
“There were good reasons for the Lockdown to be extended till 3rd May. We can consider lifting restrictions on both domestic & international flights thereafter. I understand the problems being faced by people who need to travel & request them to bear with us,” he tweeted.
There were good reasons for the Lockdown to be extended till 3rd May.
We can consider lifting restrictions on both domestic & international flights thereafter.
I understand the problems being faced by people who need to travel & request them to bear with us.
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) April 14, 2020
Apart from that, the Railway board has also decided to suspend all passenger train services till May 3. However, the special freight and parcel services of railways are active to transport essential commodities like medicine and food across the country, amid the COVID-19 situation.
Earlier, both the train and flight services were suspended till May 14, under the 21-day lockdown.
In his address to the nation today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Government has decided to extend the lockdown till May 3, on the basis of suggestions from the state governments and experts on current coronavirus situation in the country.
