Lucknow airport to shift domestic flight operations to Terminal 3 from 21 April
Akasa Air was the first airline to shift its operations to Terminal 3 on 31st March 2024.
Akasa Air was the first airline to shift its operations to Terminal 3 on 31st March 2024.
As per Tuesday's order, the capacity will be raised to 100 per cent from 85 per cent, which was set by the Civil Aviation Ministry on September 18, 2021, up from 72.5 per cent allowed in August and 65 per cent in July.
An Air India flight from Delhi to Moscow with no passenger on-board was asked to return midway on Saturday after its ground staff realised that one of the pilots of the plane had tested positive for coronavirus.
Domestic services were suspended in India due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown and resumed after a gap of two months on Monday.
Domestic flight operations resumed in Andhra Pradesh today, the minister further said and added that the numbers are all set to soar higher.
The re-commencement of services comes a day after massive spike in ticket cancellations, along with a drop in bookings, was reported by the aviation industry for Monday's flights as several states had moved to limit air operations.
Domestic flights will recommence in 'calibrated manner' from May 25, two months after commercial airlines ceased operations in view of the Coronavirus pandemic.
With the exception of Delhi and of Rajasthan most states mandate quarantine in government centres for varying lengths of time.
The government on May 20 (Wednesday) announced that domestic flights will restart from May 25 under a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), covering all stakeholders.
The civil aviation ministry on Thursday had announced that only one-third of domestic commercial flight operations would resume on May 25 in metros.
