Air India cancels flights between India, Britain from April 24-30

NEW DELHI - India's national carrier, Air India, has announced that all its scheduled flights between India and Britain from April 24 to 30 had been cancelled in the wake of the recent restrictions announced by Britain, officials said Thursday.

"Due to restrictions implemented by British authorities, flights scheduled between 24th to 30th April from India stands cancelled," Air India said.

The airline announced that two flights destined to Britain originating from Delhi and Mumbai on Friday too have been cancelled.

Britain has placed India on its travel "red list" over a surge in COVID-19 cases.

The national carrier said it was working to schedule once a week flight to Britain from Delhi and Mumbai during the interval of this restriction.

India on Thursday reported the world's biggest-ever daily surge with 314,835 new cases and 2,104 deaths in the past 24 hours.

India is presently witnessing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.