In the first easing of a two-month ban on air travel in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, more than a thousand domestic flights are set to take off today NEW DELHI : More than a thousand flights were set to take off on Monday in the first easing of an air travel ban in two months, but the country’s busiest route—the one between Delhi and Mumbai—was hobbled by a decision by Maharashtra, the worst affected by the coronavirus outbreak, to limit the number of flights.
Nearly 60% of flights operating on Monday are full, said Nishant Pitti, chief executive and co-founder of EaseMyTrip, indicating pent-up demand for travel, mostly from people who have been stranded in other cities following the surprise travel ban imposed on 25 March.