Air India to start India-UK weekly direct flight |
In another travel-related development, direct Air India flights between Goa and London commenced on the 18th of October. The flights which are scheduled to take off from Goa International Airport, are currently operating on a weekly basis. However, as per the new Air Bubble agreement between India and the United Kingdom, the frequency of the flight would be extended to twice a week starting the 1st of November. Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri had last week announced that an air bubble arrangement has been made for flights between India and Ukraine under the Vande Bharat Mission. The special flights are to ensure safe travel between the countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to reports, India has formed such arrangements with 17 countries - Afghanistan, Bahrain, Oman, Canada, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Ukraine, Maldives, Nigeria, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Bhutan, United Kingdom and the United States. Given the current COVID-19 situation, a bilateral air bubble is signed between two nations who agree to allow inbound and outbound flights between their countries. This sort of agreement helps the host country acknowledge that they are well aware of the pandemic situation of the other country, and would still want to go forward and allow their passengers to travel to their nation. This mutual understanding is important to ease air travel restrictions for incoming passengers, who have to follow a select protocol keeping in mind the pandemic situation of the host country.
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