Centre says some Airlines didn't heed no-bookings advisory; assures them of enough time

As some airliners and booking services had initially allegedly started flight bookings despite no instruction from the central government on the resumption of services, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has directed the attention of the airline services as well as the citizens to his tweets clearly stating the government's stand with regards to air travel.

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He tweeted screenshots of his earlier tweets which indicated that the decision to lift the air travel ban "remains to be taken".

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In the following tweet, he opined that some airlines have overlooked the government advisory by resuming flight bookings and collecting money from the flyers, adding that the government has issued a directive to them to stop the booking process and also informed them that they will be given prior notice to commence bookings.

In the concluding tweet, the Aviation Minister reminded that the lockdown is in place in the battle against COVID-19 and the travel ban will be lifted when the spread of deadly pandemic is controlled and "poses no danger to the country and people".

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