Coronavirus lockdown 3.0: DGCA suspends domestic, international flights till May 17

India has been under lockdown since March 25 to control the spread of coronavirus. All business traveler flights have been suspended during the lockdown time frame

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Coronavirus lockdown 3.0: DGCA suspends local, worldwide trips till May 17

In February this year, the ascent in the quantity of local air travelers was 8.9 percent to 1.23 crore when contrasted and the figures of the comparing month in 2019

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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Saturday, endorsed the suspension of household and universal business trips till May 17.

The DGCA gave round after the administration expanded the lockdown for an additional fourteen days. The Government of India reported the stage 3 of the lockdown on Friday.

In any case, DGCA said that the limitations would not matter to universal all-load activities.

India has been under lockdown since March 25 to control the spread of coronavirus. All business traveler flights have been suspended during the lockdown time frame.

As of late, the flying controller educated that household air traveler traffic in March fell by 33.06 percent to 77.62 lakh when contrasted with that month a year ago. Moreover, the traveler load variables of all carriers diminished fundamentally in March when contrasted with February.

The traveler load factor quantifies the seat limit use of the aircraft.

At 83.7 percent, SpiceJet saw the most noteworthy traveler load factor in March. At number two, GoAir had 78.9 percent load factor.

In February this year, the ascent in the quantity of local air travelers was 8.9 percent to 1.23 crore when contrasted and the figures of the relating month in 2019.

As indicated by the DGCA information, IndiGo kept up its lead position with 48.9 percent portion of the local traveler showcase in March 2020. SpiceJet sacked no.2 spot as its piece of the overall industry expanded from 15.3 percent in February to 16 percent in March, according to the information.

The piece of the overall industry of Air India, GoAir, AirAsia India and Vistara was 10.8 percent, 9.9 percent, 7.6 percent and 5.9 percent separately a month ago.