NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from UK is expected to land in Delhi shortly with 246 passengers on board amid concerns about a mutant fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus that emerged in Britain.
Flights from UK were to resume today after the government suspended services between Indian and UK on December 23 over the new and more contagious strain of the virus.
Flights from India to UK restarted on Wednesday even as the number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant has climbed to 73.
According to the government, 30 flights will operate every week – 15 each by Indian and UK carriers. This will stand till 23 January, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri has said.
The Delhi airport has advised passengers to keep a gap of at least 10 hours between their arrival from UK and the connecting flight to their cities.
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