Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The government has extended the ban on international flights till August 31 due to the second of the Covid pandemic. Earlier the government had banned on international commercial flights to and from India to till July 31.
According to the reports, the ban on scheduled overseas flights was to end on 30 July after a 16-month gap. The civil aviation watchdog stated that dedicated cargo flights, flights under the bilateral air bubble pacts with select countries will continue to operate.
The report further added that currently, India has bilateral air bubble agreements with about 28 countries, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, the Maldives, Nepal, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Ukraine, the UAE, the UK, Uzbekistan and the US.
The DGCA circular stated that the international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case to case basis.
