Omicron: Regular global flights suspended till February 28; air pockets to proceed

Omicron has additionally pushed back the resumption of booked worldwide flights. They will currently stay suspended till February 28, 2022, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a roundabout Wednesday.

Costly choices under air bubbles, which India presently has with north of 30 nations, will proceed.

Standard worldwide flights were suspended on March 23, 2020 because of the beginning of Covid-19.

"This limitation will not have any significant bearing to global all-freight tasks and flights explicitly supported by DGCA," the DGCA request said.

Not long before Omicron struck, the public authority had declared an evaluated resumption of ordinary departures from December 15, 2021. Notwithstanding, that couldn't occur and costly air pocket flights stay the main choice for explorers till normal ones continue.

There is no lucidity yet on when ordinary internatioanl flights will continue.

While conceding the December 15 returning, the DGCA had said: "Considering the advancing worldwide situation with the development of new variations of concern, the circumstance is being observed intently in discussion with all partners and a suitable choice showing the compelling date of resumption of booked business global traveler administrations will be told at the appointed time."