India extends flight suspensions until May 3

India will suspend all scheduled passenger flights for nearly 3 more weeks after the country extended a coronavirus-related lockdown. The civil aviation authority says that all domestic and international scheduled airline operations will remain suspended until May 3. It adds that the restriction does not apply to international all-cargo operations and “flights specifically approved” by the authority. India’s civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said: “There were good reasons for the lockdown to be extended till 3rd May. We can consider lifting restrictions on both domestic [and] international flights thereafter.” India has been on lockdown since March 25 and prime minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that the country has made good progress tackling the coronavirus outbreak. <br/>