SME Times News Bureau | 04 Apr, 2020
National carrier Air India has halted bookings for flights till April
30. According to sources, the airline is awaiting clarity from the
Centre, on whether or not the lockdown deadline of April 14 will be
extended.
The airline, sources said, is awaiting written
instructions. At present, no foreign or domestic passenger flight
operations are allowed till the deadline of April 14. On Thursday, Civil
Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said that domestic airlines
are free to accept ticket bookings for flights that will be operated
post the current lockdown deadline.
According to the senior
official, the current lockdown period is till the midnight of April 14
and if this is not extended then these bookings will be honoured.