SunstarTV Bureau: Indian government has extended the temporary suspension of flights to the UK till 7 January, informed Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
The government will soon announce a schedule for strictly regulated resumption thereafter.
“Decision has been taken to extend the temporary suspension of flights to & from the UK till 7 January 2021,” Puri said on social media platform Twitter.
Decision has been taken to extend the temporary suspension of flights to & from the UK till 7 January 2021.
Thereafter strictly regulated resumption will take place for which details will be announced shortly.
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) December 30, 2020
“Thereafter strictly regulated resumption will take place for which details will be announced shortly,” he further added.
The Indian government had earlier announced a week-long suspension of flights between the UK and India till 31st December.
India extends ban on flights from UK till 7 January amid worries over new Covid-19 strain.
Covid-19 triggered new concerns about physical contact in industries where social distancing is tough—like retail, hospitality or warehousing.
The Indian government had last week suspended flights to and from the UK till 31 December to prevent the spread of a new strain of the coronavirus that is considered to be 70% more infectious.
The government’s decision is likely influenced by twenty Indian passengers who on their return from the UK tested positive for the new virus strain recently.
