New Delhi (NVI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has removed domestic air travel from the list of prohibited activities during the ongoing nationwide lockdown.
The order came after Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri yesterday said that domestic flights will resume in a calibrated manner from May 25 (Monday).
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla issued a letter in this regard yesterday.
“In para 2 (i), domestic air travel of passengers is deleted from the list of prohibited activities. Detailed guidelines for operations of airports and air travel of passengers, will be issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation,” the order read.
The domestic flights will be resuming after around two months, since their suspension on March 25. Only cargo flights, medical evacuation flights and special flights approved by the DGCA were allowed to operate after the lockdown.
However, no announcement has been made regarding international flight operations and they remain suspended till further orders.
