Coronavirus Lockdown: Indigo Flight Services to Resume from May 4 in a Phased Manner

IndiGo has mentioned that it’ll resume flight providers from May four in a phased method by initially flying planes on important home routes after which ramping up progressively. The airline’s assertion comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced that the COVID-19 lockdown has been prolonged until May 3.

In its press launch, Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo mentioned, “Complementing the government’s efforts against COVID-19, we will restart flight operations on vital corridors of air traffic from May 4, 2020. We will begin operations for domestic only and then gradually ramp it up further, to commence operations on some international routes as well,” Dutta added.

IndiGo is working carefully with the federal government and the airports to take its plane to a “significantly higher level of cleanliness” whereas guaranteeing “social distancing”, the CEO mentioned.

Initially, India had imposed a 21-day lockdown from March 25 to April 14 to curb the unfold of coronavirus. All home and worldwide industrial passenger flights have been suspended in the course of the lockdown interval.

India’s largest provider IndiGo mentioned in its press launch on Tuesday, “Initially, starting with a slightly curtailed capacity, the airline will increase the operating capacity over the subsequent months, also reopening selected international flights, depending on the existing international travel guidelines.”

The aviation sector has been hit arduous by the coronavirus pandemic. All main airways, together with IndiGo, have taken cost-cutting measures like pay cuts for workers throughout the previous couple of weeks.

On Tuesday, the Civil Aviation Ministry tweeted, “All domestic and international scheduled airlines operations shall remain suspended till 11.59 pm of 3rd May 2020.”

After the ministry’s tweet, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri mentioned there have been good causes for the lockdown to be prolonged until May 3. “We can consider lifting restrictions on both domestic and international flights thereafter. I understand the problems being faced by people who need to travel and request them to bear with us,” Puri tweeted.

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