The Indian Railways on Tuesday said all passenger train services, including premium trains, mail/express trains, suburban trains and the Kolkata metro rail, will continue to remain suspended till May 3, 2020. The temporary ban on domestic and international flights on Tuesday was also extended until the midnight of May 3. This means that international flights would be barred for a total of 42 days and domestic flights for 40 days by May 3. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) banned international flights from March 23 and the ban for domestic flights came into effect two days later, that is, March 25. After that, during the railway strike of 1974, in some pockets, Railway services were affected.

Source: The Hindu April 14, 2020 05:49 UTC