Centre awaits states’ stance on resuming passenger flights

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday mentioned the Centre alone can not take a call on resuming passenger flights and state governments ought to be prepared to permit these providers within the spirit of cooperative federalism.

All scheduled business passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 25, when the Modi authorities imposed lockdown to curb the unfold of coronavirus.

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“It isn’t as much as the Ministry of Civil Aviation or the Centre alone to resolve on resuming home flights. Within the spirit of cooperative federalism, the federal government of states the place these flights will take off & land ought to be prepared to permit civil aviation operations,” Puri tweeted.

It isn’t upto @MoCA_GoI or centre alone to resolve on resuming home flights.

Within the spirit of cooperative federalism, the government of states the place these flights will take off & land ought to be prepared to permit civil aviation operations.@DGCAIndia@AAI_Official@PIB_India

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) Might 19, 2020

In the course of the lockdown interval, cargo flights, medical evacuation flights and particular flights accepted by the Director Basic of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have been allowed to function.

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The primary, second and third section of lockdown was between March 25 to April 14, April 15 to Might three and Might four to Might 17, respectively. The fourth section began from Might 18 and would finish on Might 31.

The lethal virus has contaminated greater than 1 lakh individuals and killed greater than three,100 individuals in India to this point.

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