Centre extends temporary suspension of flights to and from the UK till 7 Jan: Aviation minister Hardeep PuriindiaUpdated: Dec 30, 2020, 13:06 ISTUnion civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Wednesday that the Centre has extended the temporary suspension of flights to and from the United Kingdom till January 7, 2021. “Decision has been taken to extend the temporary suspension of flights to & from the UK till 7 January 2021. Decision has been taken to extend the temporary suspension of flights to & from the UK till 7 January 2021. — Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) December 30, 2020“Considering the prevailing situation in the UK, the government of India has decided that all flights originating from the UK to India shall be temporarily suspended till December 31, 2020 (11.59pm). From November 25 to midnight of December 23, 2020 about 33,000 passengers disembarked at various Indian airports from the UK.

Source: Hindustan Times December 30, 2020 05:36 UTC