Local news in India reported that, upon the reopening of the domestic flights, India witnesses chaos and mismanagement at several operating airports. The airports cancelled roughly 630 flights.
According to the news, there was a plenty of miscommunication between the airports and the aviation companies on Monday. Queues were too long. Some flights had to undergo cancellation though passengers have booked the tickets several days prior.
With the reopening of flight travels after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown, the government allowed airlines to operate one-third of their services. However, the airlines were already busy since Sunday evening to rework on their schedules.
Additionally, a number of states in India reported that they were unenthusiastic to reopen their airports. This is so considering the re-rising number of cases in the country.
So far, India confirmed 145,000 coronavirus cases with more than 4,000 fatalities. The country has begun easing its lockdowns gradually since the end of March.
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India Airports: Operations after Lockdown
Despite having easing its lockdowns, India will still greatly restrict its airports operations to contain further infections. Accordingly, the government will limit the maximum number of daily flights for each airport.
The state of Maharashtra, being the state with the most cases in India, would only allow 50 flights a day. West Bengal and Tamil Nadu were reportedly about to conduct the same.
Kolkata and Bagdogra airports, upon receiving the impact of Cyclone Amphan, will allow 20 flights every day starting from May 28. Vijayawada and Vizag airports would only permit 20% of normal flight services.
Hyderabad will limit daily flights to just 30 flights every day. Chennai airport, in addition, has yet to inform any limits.
In response to the flight reopening permissions, Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri argued that there would be no need of quarantine if a passenger has a green status. Accordingly, green means the person is safe.
