Days after the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation said the decision to resume international flights will be taken in July, media reports on Thursday surfaced claiming that the Centre is most likely to issue guidelines for the same by June 30. 

The government will wait for the domestic flight operations to reach 50-55 percent of capacity before mulling over the commencement of overseas flights. The opening up has to be done in a calibrated manner to test demand, check ability in terms of system in place and ease of travel, Aviation Minister says. urrently, several countries like the US, UK, Brazil, Singapore have conditional entry into their regions while some nations are allowing entry to only their citizens.

A design that reconfigures airplane cabins with double-decker lie-flat seats in premium economy is being touted as a possible solution for fliers looking for more protection from the spread of Covid-19.Zephyr Seat is the vision of designer Jeffrey O'Neill, who reckons the isolation from fellow passengers that his creation will offer could be a game changer in the wake of the pandemic.

Australia has been largely successful in containing the spread of the novel coronavirus, which it attributes to curbs on international travel and tough social-distancing rules.

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai will now cater to a total of 100 domestic commercial passenger flight movements which includes 50 departures and 50 arrivals.

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday (June 12) has eased more restrictions on the entry of selective foreign nationals into the country, allowing a larger number of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders and foreign nationals related to such cardholders or Indian nationals to enter the country.

The Dubai-based carrier has also added more repatriation flights… Emirates Airlines continues to add to its list of passenger flights, bringing the total number of destinations to 30. On Tuesday, the Dubai-based carrier confirmed that it would now be making scheduled flights to Kabul in Afghanistan, commencing June 25.

Until June 30, there will be two daily flights to London and 2 other European destinations, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted.

• The bookings for flights under the third phase of the mission opened on 10 June
• Private airlines will likely be allowed to participate in the repatriation drive in the next phase of the mission

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said that the decision on resuming regular international flights will be taken only after other countries ease their restrictions on entry of foreign nationals and allow incoming flights.

"Demand for seats from India on flights planned under Mission Vande Bharat-3 is overwhelming. Sectors/ Flights are being opened in a systematic manner for booking, on the website," the airline tweeted as several customers complained of website crash, no helpline etc.