{"id":26698,"date":"2020-10-11T17:44:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T22:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=26698"},"modified":"2020-10-11T18:57:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T23:57:28","slug":"india-regular-international-flights-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/india-regular-international-flights-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"No Regular International Flights to India. Air Bubble Flights to Continue till March-April 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When will India resume normal international flights? It has been one of the most Googled search queries since India closed the airspace in March 2020.<\/strong> On several occasions, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said normal international passenger flights would be resumed when India\u2019s domestic air connectivity would be restored to over 50% of its pre-COVID19 capacity. India was likely to reopen for normal civil flights on international routes by Diwali 2020, according to the civil aviation minister\u2019s previous assumptions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26705 size-full\" title=\"India may not resume regular international flights till April 2021\" src=\"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Air-bubble-flights-India-2021.jpg\" alt=\"India normal international flights 2021, air bubble flights India 2021, US-India bubble travel\" width=\"660\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Air-bubble-flights-India-2021.jpg 660w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Air-bubble-flights-India-2021-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Air-bubble-flights-India-2021-640x436.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Air-bubble-flights-India-2021-370x252.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With Diwali being around the corner, and the phase 6 of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/flights\/airline\/air-india-ai-deals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Air India\u2019s VBM flights<\/a><\/strong> going to be over this month end, speculations were rife that international airlines would be allowed to resume regular flights to and from India soon. <strong>However, waiting for resumption of regular international flights to India seems like \u2018waiting for Godot\u2019 (the phrase refers to a situation wherein people endlessly wait for something to happen)<\/strong>. Leaving no room for further speculations, Mr. Puri said, on October 8, the future of normal international air travel depends on the availability of a vaccine. He added,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is difficult to say as there is no country which has completely opened its borders for all. It depends on the availability of a vaccine as countries will feel more confident once a vaccine is there\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On being asked whether<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/usa-india-bubble-flights-airlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> air bubble flights to and from India<\/a> would be continued in 2021, he gave no definite answer.<\/strong> Any possibility of resuming normal international flights is subject to a periodical assessment of three issues, the civil aviation minister said. First, restoring domestic connectivity between bigger cities and smaller towns to the pre-pandemic level, \u201cwhich we have already done,\u201d said Mr. Puri on October 8. Second, the nature of the virus which is unpredictable. Third, international restrictions are yet to be lifted. \u201cEvery country wants their people to return, but for others there are plenty of restrictions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>While addressing a press briefing on October 8, Mr. Puri hinted that suspension of regular international flights is likely to continue until March-April 2021<\/strong>. Validating what he hinted at, Air India has announced its travel bubble schedule for Canada till March 2021. This is Air India\u2019s first long schedule for one of its major international destinations.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cUnder the air bubble travel arrangements, flights to and from India are being normalized through the gradual ease of entry restrictions and quarantine rules in India. India\u2019s air bubble travel corridor with other countries will expand on more and more international routes until airlines are allowed to resume normal flights to and from India,\u201d said the chief information officer of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian Eagle<\/a><\/strong>, a leading air-ticketing organization and a trusted travel-booking partner of overseas Indians.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When will India resume normal international flights? It has been one of the most Googled search queries since India closed the airspace in March 2020. 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