The Ministry of Civil Aviation has given relief in the ban imposed on domestic flights after the Corona pandemic. Restrictions on passenger capacity on domestic commercial flights will be lifted from October 18. With this, flights can be operated at full capacity.
In September, the government increased the passenger capacity of domestic flights from 72.5 per cent to 85 per cent. Now flights can be operated in the country with 100 percent capacity from next Monday. That is, now more passengers will be able to travel in domestic flights than before.
Covid friendly behavior will have to be followed
Along with allowing flights to operate at full passenger capacity, the ministry has also asked airlines and airport operators to ensure measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 and strictly adhere to Covid protocols during travel. .
This big relief was given last month regarding rent
In the last month i.e. in September, giving a big relief to the airlines, the Central Government had given the flexibility to pay the fare for 15 days in a month according to its own accord. They will have to take the rent for the remaining 15 days according to the price band fixed by the government.
Under the price band of rent, the government was fixing the lowest and highest fare limit till now, but now it has been relaxed. Now the government will fix this limit only for 15 days in a month, while for the remaining 15 days, airlines will be able to decide it according to their own. In September, the civil aviation ministry had increased passenger capacity in domestic flights from 72.5 per cent to 85 per cent. From October 18, permission has been given to operate flights at 100 percent capacity.
Airlines suffered huge losses due to the pandemic
The aviation industry has been hit hard due to the Corona pandemic. The companies have suffered heavy losses due to the lockdown. Last year the operation of airlines was stopped. Domestic flight services started after several months of service shutdown, but passenger numbers were reduced to 50 per cent.
