Published 20:30 IST, July 9th 2020

Air Travel Bubble: Here is what you need to know about India's plans on foreign travels

Air Travel Bubble: Here is what you need to know about India's plans for travelling abroad and what is air travel bubble and its meaning. Read on

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COVID 19 pandemic has changed way of life completely. contagious disease forced world to impose numerous lockdown and quarantine restrictions on people. However, over time, some countries have been able to fully or partially contain coronavirus outbreak. Considering which, India has proposed establishing air travel “bubbles” with several countries like US, Germany, and France.

What is Air Travel Bubble?

Some nations are talking of “bubbles” or “air bridges” which shall join states that have been able to curb spre of COVID-19. ‘air bridges’ are likely to be created among nations who trust each or’s testing and case numbers and have largely eliminated virus.

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In simpler terms, an air bubble is like a free zone among certain countries that will allow people of those particular countries to travel to and fro freely.

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New Zealand, Australia introducing Air Travel Bubble

According to an international media outlet, New Zealand and Australia are likely to pave way for COVID-safe travel zone. Small countries in Pacific like Fiji and Cook Islands are likely to join in as y have successfully kept virus at bay. zone shall furr expand to or nations like Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Even Baltic countries of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia have created a bubble. y have enabled people to travel between se particular countries and have restricted entries of outsiders, as per reports.

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A travel bubble or an air bridge is reciprocal in nature. It simply means that both sides have to be on board and let people of that particular bubble be allowed to arrive and depart among those countries. It also means that travel restrictions like quarantine or testing passengers shall be discarded among those countries in bubble.

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Travel bubble in India

Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation anunced that it was looking at possibilities of establishing bilateral arrangements.

Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation furr anunced that y have been receiving requests from US, France, Germany to allow ir air carriers to participate in transportation of passengers. ding to statement, Ministry anunced that transportation of passengers would be done along line being conducted by Air India under Vande Bharat Mission. statement furr ded that requests are being examined.

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20:30 IST, July 9th 2020