IndiGo airline told the international flights will connect Bangkok with Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru and Phuket with Delhi and Mumbai.
Almost after two years, IndiGo airline on Tuesday told it has started international flights to Thailand. According to a report by IANS, the IndiGo airline will work for these flights under the air bubble arrangement till March 26, 2022, and thereafter as part of its scheduled commercial international operations.
“These flights will not only bring down airfares on these routes but also boost trade tourism and mobility, giving a fillip to economic recovery in both the countries,” William Boulter, Chief Commercial Officer, IndiGo, was quoted as saying by
IndiGo started the flight operations after
IndiGo began the flight operations after Thailand opened its borders almost two years after it restricted entry for tourists in March 2020. The country had reopened its border to vaccinated tourists from every country on February 1, 2022.
Completely vaccinated foreign tourists from India can enter Thailand without quarantine,” the airline told, adding that as per the latest rules, visitors will require a negative PCR lab result before coming and two more PCR tests after landing — one upon entry and another on their fifth day in Thailand.
International flights from India
International flights from India to begin from 27 March 20222: In the meantime, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) told after a two-year hiatus, India will resume regular international flights. Notably, India had stopped the scheduled international flights since March 23, 2020, due to the COVID pandemic.
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However, special international flights were operating between India and 37 countries since July 2020 under air bubble arrangements.
“After thinking with stakeholders and keeping in outlook the decline in the COVID-19 caseload, we have decided to restart international journey from March 27 onwards,” Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia recently had told, adding that “with this action, I am confident the sector will reach new heights”.
However, he counted that the air bubble arrangements will also stand canceled thereafter. In an air bubble arrangement formed between two nations, carriers of each country are permitted to operate a limited number of international flights to other’s territory with specific restrictions.
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Source: India.com
