Airlines allowed to deploy up to 60% capacity in domestic sector

The Centre has increased the limited domestic passenger flight operations' capacity to 60 per cent from an earlier 45 per cent, with immediate effect.

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday increased the limited domestic passenger flight operations' capacity to 60 per cent from an earlier 45 per cent, with immediate effect.

Till now, the Centre had permitted only 45 per cent capacity utilisation in the domestic sector with effect from June 27, 2020, post the initial re-start of operations of the scheduled domestic flights from May 25, 2020.

In an order, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday increased the capacity limit.