India's Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has just announced that the current ban on international scheduled flights will extend till 2359 hrs IST, February 28, 2022. The civil aviation body has also clarified that current flights under travel air bubble arrangements and Vande Bharat flights would remain unaffected from the ban. All such flights would continue to operate as per the ongoing arrangements. Cargo flights would also be exempt from the extended ban.
An official statement by DGCA states that, "The authority has decided to extend the suspension of Scheduled International commercial passenger services to/from India till 2359 hrs IST of 28th February 2022."
