During the brand new lockdown extension, cargo flights, offshore helicopter operations, medical evacuation flights and particular flights permitted by DGCA are permitted.
Following the tackle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting the extension of lockdown until May 3, the DGCA has now issued a round stating all worldwide in addition to home flights will stay suspended through the lockdown.
Ahead of this Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Civil Aviation, in a tweet has mentioned that the federal government is about to take any resolution on resumption of flight providers each on home and worldwide sectors. A senior Civil Aviation Ministry official earlier informed PTI that the federal government is more likely to enable home and worldwide flight operations in India in a staggered method publish the 21-day lockdown interval which is slated to finish on April 14.
Aviation Sector Hit by Coronavirus Pandemic
The aviation sector has been hit exhausting by the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, Air Deccan grew to become the most recent casualty of the disaster because it introduced indefinite suspension of flight operations and requested all staff to go on sabbatical with out pay.
“If the lockdown is extended post-April 14, airlines will have to cancel the tickets booked for that time period,” the official famous.
All main airways besides Air India had been taking home bookings for dates post-April 14. Air India was taking bookings for dates post-April 30 solely.
As revenues have fallen considerably, IndiGo has introduced a pay reduce of as much as 25 per cent for its senior staff and Vistara has introduced a obligatory go away with out pay of as much as three days for its senior staff in March.
SpiceJet has acknowledged that its staff’ salaries could be diminished between 10 to 30 per cent and Air India has introduced a 10 per cent reduce in allowances for each worker, besides cabin crew, for the approaching three months.
GoAir has reduce salaries of its staff, laid off its expat pilots and launched go away with out pay for workers on a rotational foundation.
India had imposed a 21-day lockdown from March 25 to curb the unfold of the coronavirus pandemic. Consequently, all home and worldwide industrial passenger flights had been suspended for this time interval.
However, cargo flights, offshore helicopter operations, medical evacuation flights and particular flights permitted by Indian aviation regulator DGCA are permitted to function throughout this lockdown.
This post was last modified on April 14, 2020 2:50 pm