Exclusive: More UAE-India flights if Covid cases drop, says Puri

  • Date: 21-Oct-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:UAE
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Exclusive: More UAE-India flights if Covid cases drop, says Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri, India's Civil Aviation Minister, has been credited with the successful Vande Bharat Mission and the air bubble with the UAE that has brought home millions of stranded Indian expats. In this exclusive interview to Khaleej Times, he speaks at length about the Covid situation and the reopening of the aviation sector. He also talks on the state of the economy, Air India disinvestment and farming sector reforms.For how long do you think the air bubble will continue with the UAE? Would you consider another phase?Covid crisis had a direct and crippling impact on the aviation sector throughout the world. We had to devise unique mechanisms to deal with the various entry restrictions, quarantine regulations and