Muscat: Some of the Low-Cost airlines of India are getting ready to start Oman operations after declaration from the Government of India to resume scheduled commercial international passenger services to and from India from March 27, 2022.
Venkat Perumal, Sales Manager of Go First, said: “We are extremely delighted to receive the government order on resumption of scheduled international operations from India. We at Go First are planning to restart our existing scheduled operations to Mumbai and Kannur based on the government’s recommendations and regulatory approvals. We will upload our schedules with competitive fares, soon".
Spice Jet, another player in this segment, also commented in this regard. Oman operations Manager of Spice Jet, Bipin Balakrishnan, said: “We welcome the decision of the Indian government to allow international flights to operate again. It was awaited for a long time, and comes just in time for the summer schedule, when many people plan their holidays”.
“It is also around the time of Ramadan, but given the reopening activities happening around the world, and the inability of people to travel for so long because of the pandemic and associated restrictions, people are eager to travel once again,” he added.
“Over the next couple of days, we will have our flight resumption plan in place. We have less than three weeks until the 27th, so it is time to start planning our operations once again”, Bipin observed.
The last couple of years have been quite hard for everyone in the aviation sector and one can hope that things will improve from now on. The flight operators are looking forward for their loyal customers, once normal operations are resumed.
Manager of another low-cost carrier, having operations in Oman and India added: “I think we are already looking forward to a post-pandemic world and the announcement of the Indian government is one we welcome. Many countries have scrapped their PCR test regulations, and this will be a great incentive for families to start travelling again. The removal of PCR test requirements is the biggest incentive for passengers to book flights again”.
It is observed that the decision of the Government of India to resume international flight operations has also come at the right time. Ramadan and the school summer holidays are round the corner and that is when people plan to fly.