While it seems that the case number of COVID-19 patients in India is starting to drop, the country is still considered a COVID-19 risk by many other nations, mainly due to its variant of concern, B.1.617.2. This has led many airlines to alter their services to the country. Simple Flying recently reported that KLM, for example, has halved the length of its India layovers.
Lufthansa has rerouted its flights to India via Bahrain due to new flight restrictions implemented by the UAE government. According to India’s Deccan Herald, the change went into force on Sunday, with the first affected flight from Delhi returning today. A Lufthansa spokesperson told the publication. “This change was made due to new UAE regulations that restrict flights between India and Dubai for passengers who were transiting there up to now for operational reasons.”
