India allows airlines to operate 80% of pre-Covid capacity
The Indian government on Thursday announced that domestic airlines can now operate from at 80% of their pre-Covid approved capacity with immediate effect. The operations were last capped at 70% of the levels.
"Domestic operations recommenced with 30,000 passengers on 25 May & have now touched a high of 2.52 lakhs on 30 Nov 2020," said Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
Moreover, on 1 December the number of daily domestic passengers on flights has touched 252,374, which is a new high since operations resumed on May 25 this year.
Indian airlines resumed domestic operations on 25 May, after being grounded for two months during a government-backed lockdown to contain the covid-19 pandemic.
Since then, the air passenger traffic has gradually picked up over the months, after the collapse of business and leisure travel due to the pandemic.
