New Delhi: Scheduled airlines in India will be able to sell seats up to 85% of their pre-covid capacity on domestic flights, up from 72.5%, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said in a circular on Saturday.
The order shall be applicable from 18 September until further notice, it added. A copy of the circular has been reviewed by Mint.
Indian airlines resumed domestic operations on 25 May 2020, after being grounded for two months during a government-backed lockdown to contain the pandemic.
At the time, airlines were allowed to operate only up to a third of their total capacity, with the cap later being increased to 45% and then to 60%.