Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri expressed his happiness in his tweets that domestic airlines are back in the skies after a gap of two months due to lockdown imposed to control the dreaded and spreading coronavirus. In one tweet he wrote , action has returned to Indian skies.
From no domestic passenger flights yesterday to 532 flights &
39,231 passengers today, action has returned to Indian skies.With Andhra Pradesh set to resume operations from tomorrow & West Bengal from 28 May, these numbers are all set to increase further.@MoCA_GoI @PIB_India
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) May 25, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a nationwide lockdown on March 25 as result all domestic and International flights both to and from were suspended . The first lockdown was from March 25 to April 14. The second from April 15 to May 3 . The third from May 4 to May 17. The fourth Lockdown 4.0 is due to end on May 31.
Puri wrote in one tweet , Indians soar in the skies again!
Indians soar in the skies again!
A beautiful live capture from #flightradar24 shows how our skies look busy again as domestic civil aviation recommences in India from today.@MoCA_GoI @AAI_Official @DGCAIndia @flyspicejet @airindiain @IndiGo6E @airvistara @goairlinesindia pic.twitter.com/LytA1H8xcH
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) May 25, 2020
