In a massive decision, the government has decided to suspend all passenger flights starting March 25. The decision has been taken in the wake of deadly coronavirus pandemic which has killed thousands of people globally.
The DGCA had directed airlines to grund their fleet by March 24 midnight.
No domestic commercial passenger flight would be allowed to operate in the country from March 25 onward, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement.
India has already banned international flights for a week from Sunday.
"The operations of domestic schedule commercial airlines shall cease with effect from the midnight that is 23.59 hours IST (Indian Standard Time) on March 24, 2020," a ministry spokesperson said.
"Airlines have to plan operations so as to land at their destinations before 23.59 hours on March 24, 2020," the spokesperson added.
However, the spokesperson clarified that the restrictions would not apply to cargo flights.