Bilateral air bubbles will carry travellers till entry restrictions in place: Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, while speaking at a press meet has said that in view of the entry restrictions imposed by several countries including India, the answer lies in flying through bilateral air bubbles which will carry a possible number of people but under defined conditions, till the restrictions are in place.

New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said that till the international civil aviation can reclaim its pre-COVID numbers, the answer lies in flying through bilateral air bubbles which will carry a possible number of people but under defined conditions as countries, including India, are still imposing entry restrictions.

"Till international civil aviation can reclaim its pre-COVID numbers, I think the answer lies in bilateral air bubbles which will carry a possible number of people but under defined conditions as countries are still imposing entry restrictions including India," the Minister told reporters.

"Bilateral air bubbles"

Meanwhile, also speaking at the press meet, Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal said that as on July 13, Air India and Air India Express operated 1,103 flights, bringing back 2,08,000 Indians under Vande Bharat Mission.

"On many of these flights, we ferried back 85,289 passengers to various countries across the world," he added.

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