Saturday, July 17, 2021

India asks to lift the ban on direct flights to Canada

India has officially urged the Government of Canada to lift the direct flight ban, which has been in place since April 22, 2021. Canada had restricted India from commencing direct flights due to the severity of Coronavirus cases to the high stage in India. Then onwards, the restriction has kept extending, and the ban has been declared until July 21, 2021, currently until further notice.

Regarding the uttermost necessity to resume India-Canada flights for students mainly, the High Commissioner of India to Canada, Ajay Bisaria, discussed with Air India’s Toronto representative, Rachel Lawrence. He also had a meeting with Nina Tangri, the Ontario Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction. He brought forward the need to relaunch the flights.  Bisaria also held discussions with representatives of Air Canada.

Bisaria tweeted about the importance of normalizing mobility to strengthen the country’s economy, business, and education. He also thanked Nina Tangri for the meeting in a tweet and further said about India’s anticipation for normalcy in mobility and strong air connection with Ontario.

16/07/21 Chirag Singh/Aviation Nepal

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