The announcement comes after the extension of lockdown
All domestic and international flights to remain suspended till 11:59pm 3rd May, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has said. The Ministry's Twitter handle said:
All domestic and international scheduled Airlines operations shall remain suspended till 11.59 pm of 3rd May 2020.
— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) April 14, 2020
The announcement came after Prime Minster Narendra Modi said that the national lockdown will be extended till May 3.
Soon after the Ministry's announcement, minister Hardeep Singh Puri took to the social media platform.
"There were good reasons for the Lockdown to be extended till 3rd May. We can consider lifting restrictions on both domestic & international flights thereafter, tweeted the minister.
"I understand the problems being faced by people who need to travel & request them to bear with us," he added.
Country's largest airline IndiGo later said that it has suspended flights till May 3. In a communication to customers, the airline said: "We are in the process of cancelling the reservations. Your ticket amount is protected in the form of a credit shell in the PNR, which will be shared with you in the next 5-7 days."
It added that the credit shell can be used within a year from the issued date, but for the same passengers.
IndiGo, and its peers including SpiceJet and GoAir, were accepting bookings for travel from April 15.
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