You can fly to only these ten countries right now due to Covid-19 restrictions

People who want to fly to international destinations should know that India has Air Bubble agreements with 10 countries at present. These countries are the USA, Canada, France, Germany, UK, Maldives, UAE, Qatar, Afghanistan, and Bahrain.

Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State for Civil Aviation provided this information in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

Air Bubbles agreements are temporary agreements between two countries aimed at restarting commercial passenger services when regular international flights are suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

They are reciprocal in nature ie airlines from both countries enjoy similar benefits. Tickets for the flights are sold through the airlines' website, travel agents, and Global Distribution Systems.

"In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there are restrictions on international flight operations to/from India. The Indian aviation and health infrastructure is currently trying its best to efficiently handle the large scale Vande Bharat Mission and Air Bubble operations," Puri said.

He added, "Limited quarantine and other related health facilities to be provided by the State Governments is a factor that has to be taken into account before regular commercial scheduled international operations are allowed."