The Indian authorities have ordered the airlines operating in the country to stop selling any airline tickets until further notice, which deprives the companies of an important source of cash income while the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken tougher steps to contain the pandemic of the emerging “Corona” virus. .
The Department of Civil Aviation of India said, in a notification via "Twitter" today, that with the continued national closure in India until next May 3, no decision has been taken regarding allowing flights after lifting the restrictions imposed on movement in the country, adding that it should not be sold Airlines are currently tickets for flights after the closing period has ended since no date has been set to allow the resumption of air traffic.
The "Bloomberg" news agency indicated that this decision represents a new blow to airlines that have been suffering from a severe shortage of cash flows since the beginning of the Corona pandemic crisis.
The companies used the proceeds from the sale of the tickets for the post-national closures to cover their daily expenses.
The decision of the General Administration of Civil Aviation in India, which includes domestic and foreign companies, means that these companies should consider new measures to reduce expenditures, which already included granting some workers unpaid leave and reduced wages.