All flights suspended in India
Apr 27, 2021, 2:20 am
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What's going on with flights between UK and India?
Seems AI blanket cancelled everything soon after India was put on the red list but BA/VS continued flying until yesterday, but now BA/VS have also posted cancellations for 26th/27th (except HYD flight which is due to land soon). AI due to fly from BOM on 27th as it stands. Seems BA138 actually flew today (26/04) according to FR24, but I presume without passengers as it shows up as a cancelled flight on BA app. A travel agent in India is telling me direct flights are now suspended, but not sure what the source of this is but something seems to be afoot.
Seems AI blanket cancelled everything soon after India was put on the red list but BA/VS continued flying until yesterday, but now BA/VS have also posted cancellations for 26th/27th (except HYD flight which is due to land soon). AI due to fly from BOM on 27th as it stands. Seems BA138 actually flew today (26/04) according to FR24, but I presume without passengers as it shows up as a cancelled flight on BA app. A travel agent in India is telling me direct flights are now suspended, but not sure what the source of this is but something seems to be afoot.
Apr 29, 2021, 4:17 am
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This would be unlikely, due to India being on the red list and travellers arriving in the UK having to do the 10 days quarantine in a government designated hotel. Plus Boris is looking to do a trade deal with India as soon as possible.
I was in contact with BA last week regarding Indian flights, the air bubble between the two countries is limited to 30 per week shared between VS,BA and AI from various Indian cities to LHR.
BA have been cancelling some direct flights and rerouting PAX at short notice via other Indian airports from LHR.
Its very fluid as to which routes are cancelled, a friend arrived at LHR for a direct flight to BLR only to find they were rerouted via DEL and having to take another PCR test before making the connection.
There are also cargo flights which are exempt from the 30 per week.
