45,646 passengers were treated on Saturday, said Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. (File)
New Delhi:
A total of 529 flights carrying 45,646 passengers operated on Saturday, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday.
Domestic services were suspended in India due to the coronavirus lockout and resumed after a two-month gap on Monday.
Indian carriers operated a total of 2,340 flights through Friday – 428 on Monday, 445 on Tuesday, 460 on Wednesday, 494 on Thursday and 513 on Friday.
Puri said on Twitter on Sunday: “Domestic operations on May 30, 2020 (day 6) until 11.59pm. Departures 529. 45,646 passengers processed. Arrivals 530. 45,622 passengers processed.”
A departure is counted as a flight during the day.
In the run-up to the foreclosure, Indian airports handled about 3,000 domestic flights a day, according to aviation industry sources.
In February, when the lockout was not enforced, about 4.12 lakh passengers traveled daily on domestic flights in India, according to data from the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The airports of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Tamil Nadu have been allowed to handle a limited number of daily flights, as these states do not want a massive influx of travelers from the growing number of cases of COVID-19.
While domestic services resumed Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh, they resumed Thursday in West Bengal.
