Cap on Domestic Flights Increased to 80% Of Pre-COVID Levels

In the new draft aviation policy,the Indian government is planning to levy a cess of 2% on all commercial flights, either domestic or international.

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The cap on the number of domestic flights that Indian domestic airlines are permitted to operate was increased from 70 percent to 80 percent of their pre-COVID levels on 3 December, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

Puri tweeted saying, "Domestic operations recommenced with 30K passengers on 25 May & have now touched a high of 2.52 lakhs on 30 Nov 2020. Ministry of Civil Aviation is now allowing domestic carriers to increase their operations from existing 70% to 80% of pre-COVID approved capacity."

The ministry had resumed scheduled domestic passenger services from 25 May and on 11 November had said that Indian domestic airlines can operate up to 70 percent of their pre-COVID domestic passenger flights due to the prevailing demand amid the coronavirus situation.