West Bengal restricts flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Mondays and Fridays, IndiGo cancels all remaining flights for 3 months: Full assertion IndiGo signifies excessive fare on flights to West Bengal

IndiGo Airlines on Tuesday determined to restrict its operations to Kolkata, Durgapur and Bagdogra from Delhi and Mumbai. “The flights would be operational only on Mondays and Fridays”, it mentioned in a press release. This is after the Government of West Bengal on Sunday introduced a contemporary set of curbs to comprise the unfold of COVID-19 amid a surge in circumstances.

“The remaining flights on these six routes will be cancelled for the next three months. The limited capacity may lead to an inflationary impact on the airfares on these routes,” the airline mentioned in a late night assertion. IndiGo additional mentioned it’s within the means of informing the affected passengers. Customers could have an choice to decide on alternate flights or declare a refund, it added.

After #Bengal restricted flights from Delhi and Mumbai to solely Mondays and Fridays, beginning Jan 5, @IndiGo6E has determined to cancel all flights on different days of the week for the following 3 months.

Detailed assertion 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/MIG4hPHSFp

— Poulomi Saha (@PoulomiMSaha) January 4, 2022

In the midst of the rising issues over the Omicron scenario in India, the West Bengal authorities in a whimsical transfer had mentioned on Sunday that the state would function flights from Delhi and Mumbai solely twice per week on Mondays and Fridays. According to the state, two areas, Delhi and Mumbai have reported an alarming variety of circumstances of the extremely transmissible variant. Apart from restrictions on home flights, West Bengal has additionally quickly suspended direct flights from the UK.

The authorities led by Mamata Banerjee has introduced a slew of different restrictions to interrupt the rise in COVID circumstances. It has shut down all academic establishments from Monday and is permitting workplaces to function with a 50 per cent workforce. It is vital to notice that the Delhi Disaster Management Authority has additionally determined to impose a curfew in Delhi on Saturdays and Sundays to curb COVID surge after Delhi CM Kejriwal has examined optimistic for COVID.

DDMA has determined to impose a curfew in Delhi on Saturdays and Sundays to curb COVID surge. All govt officers apart from these engaged in important providers will make money working from home. 50% workforce of personal workplaces will make money working from home: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia https://t.co/AhRHujg6BF pic.twitter.com/PM47VVE5kG

— ANI (@ANI) January 4, 2022

“All the government officials except for those engaged in essential services will work from home and 50 per cent workforce of private offices will work from home”, knowledgeable Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia. Meanwhile, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has indicated to impose lockdown Mumbai if each day COVID circumstances cross the 20,000-mark.