"A decision has been taken to extend the temporary suspension of flights to and from the United Kingdom till January 7 2021," said Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Civil Aviation Minister.
A decision has been taken to extend the temporary suspension of flights to & from the United Kingdom till 7 January 2021: Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri pic.twitter.com/LgjsSSLxFM
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2020
He added that a strictly regulated resumption of service would take place thereafter.
Suspension of India-UK flights extended till Jan 7, strictly regulated resumption of service to take place thereafter: Aviation Minister
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 30, 2020
India has found 20 cases of a more infectious strain of the coronavirus in people arriving from Britain.
The country had suspended all flights from Britain until the end of the month over the infectious variant of the virus, but about 33,000 passengers had flown in from late November, before the ban was enforced, the ministry said.
