{"id":26010,"date":"2020-07-15T16:04:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T21:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=26010"},"modified":"2020-07-16T20:08:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T01:08:03","slug":"international-flights-resumption-guideline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/international-flights-resumption-guideline\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s SOP for Resuming International Flights in August: Age Limit, Antigen Test, COVID19 Test Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
Needless to say, the capital-and-labor intensive airline industry is the first direct victim of the COVID19 pandemic. Furloughs and layoffs in aviation are the telltale signs of a long-term impact of the global health crisis on airlines<\/strong>, domestic and international. Air India\u2019s leave without pay scheme for certain employees, from 6 months up to 5 years, in a bid to tide over the crisis is a micro picture of the macro impact that the continued suspension of normal international passenger flights is having on the aviation sector. The debt-ridden airline\u2019s delay in paying flying allowance to the crew members has been extended due to months of international travel restrictions. Emirates Airlines has officially laid off hundreds of pilots and thousands of cabin crew to survive with a depleting cash reserve amid the pandemic.<\/p>\n
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If media reports are to be believed, India is likely to resume international civil flights from mid-August under the mounting pressure exerted by private airlines grappling with massive revenue losses.<\/strong> Several deadlines were set for resumption of international aviation operations to and from India, but the suspension is in effect till July 31, 2020. However, the civil aviation ministry is reportedly working on a standard operating procedure for airlines and airports with regards to resuming international services in August. Apart this, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri is scheduled to address the media on July 16 regarding the progress towards resuming international flights to and from India.<\/p>\n