Flights cancelled due to travel ban

Flights cancelled due to travel ban

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

25.04.2021 

Surge in Covid-19 cases and several countries banning flights from India has affected flight services, forcing airlines to cancel trips due to poor patronage.

BSG Mustafa of Meraj Travels said many do not want to travel as each state has several restrictions that change from time to time. “There is also an anticipation of total lockdown being imposed. Various countries including Dubai, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom and Singapore have banned entry of Indian passengers. It also has its impact on domestic flight operations,” he said.

Air Arabia has cancelled Coimbatore to Sharjah flights for the next 10 days. While flights from Sharjah to Coimbatore will be operated as usual, the airline will not carry passengers from Coimbatore due to the increasing Covid-19 cases here, sources said. This comes after the UAE banned flights from India on Saturday, but allowed Indians residing in the UAE, to fly back to their hometowns.

IndiGo has suspended Madurai-Hyderabad services from April 22 to 30. A Madurai-Chennai morning flight operated by SpiceJet was also cancelled on April 22. With fewer passengers due to restrictions, many other flights could be cancelled in the days to come, said sources in the Madurai airport.

Satheesh Kumar, president of Forum of Tour Organisers, said there was huge demand for the Dubai flight on Friday as the country has banned flights from India from Saturday midnight. A ticket, which would normally cost ₹15,000, was sold at ₹90,000 at the last minute.