International flights on radar of airlines
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
5.8.2020
With the Union government promising to open an air bubble between select routes, airlines have begun preparations to start limited international flights from next month. However, the Centre has not clearly said if it would allow flights from a particular date.
The approval to conduct IPL in Dubai has raised hopes that the government may allow flights to the Middle East from next month. Many Indian carriers including IndiGo, SpiceJet, Vistara had flights to the Middle East during the pre-shutdown days and have started to display fares on online booking sites for direct flights from Mumbai and Chennai.
SpiceJet has already got slots in London to fly to India from September 1 but is yet to decide which city to fly to. “We have the slots and will announce flight dates soon,” said a spokesperson of the airline.
Ajay Singh, chairman & managing director, SpiceJet, said, “The identical arrival/departure slots that we have secured at Heathrow should suit the convenience of our passengers.”
An airline official said many airlines have begun to push for international flights because there was huge demand from people to travel to the Middle East, southeast Asia, Europe and the US.
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