India-UK flights to resume on Jan 6

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday flights from India to the UK will resume from January 6 and services from the UK to India would start January 8.

New Delhi: Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday flights from India to the UK will resume from January 6, while services from that country to India would resume from January 8 onwards.

"Resumption of flights between India & UK: India to the UK from 6 Jan 2021. The UK to India from 8 Jan 2021. 30 flights will operate every week. 15 each by Indian & UK carriers," Puri said on Twitter.

"This schedule is valid till 23 Jan 2021. The further frequency will be determined after review," he added.

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Earlier, Puri had announced on Friday that only 30 flights per week will operate between India and the UK when services resume from January 8 and that this arrangement will continue till January 23.

India had suspended all passenger flights connecting the two countries from December 23 to January 7 as a new variant of coronavirus emerged in the UK.

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