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Coronavirus: Center Stop Domestic Flights from 25th March
- Union Civil Aviation Ministry in an official statement said that no domestic commercial passenger flight would be allowed to operate in the country from March 25 onward.
- This step was taken to contain the spread of the coronavirus in India.
- On Sunday, India has already banned international flights for a week.
- Ministry spokesperson said, "The operations of domestic schedule commercial airlines shall cease with effect from the midnight that is 23.59 hours IST on March 24, 2020".
- However, the spokesperson clarified that the restrictions would not apply to cargo flights.
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