January 22, 2025
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India resumed regular international flights on Sunday after a two-year hiatus, leading to a rush of bookings from Indians eager to travel overseas for the first time since March 2020. But soaring jet fuel prices due to Russia’s war with Ukraine and limited flight capacity mean passengers are paying three times the normal fare for flights in and out of India.
When India imposed its first COVID lockdown in March 2020, it suspended regular international flights to help slow the virus’s spread. It only allowed travelers with special circumstances—like Indian nationals stranded overseas or foreign nationals holding medical visas—to enter the country under travel bubble pacts. India disbanded the bubble pacts on Sunday as regular flights restarted following a sharp drop in COVID cases.

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