All domestic passenger flight operations will be put on hold from March 24 midnight amid coronavirus outbreak. The Airlines have been asked to plan operations so as to land at their destination before 23:59 hours on 24/3/2020. The restrictions, however, shall not apply to cargo flights. Earlier in the day, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a set of guidelines concerning social distancing for airlines and airport staffers. According to these rules, airport authorities have asked all airlines operating in domestic circuit to ensure passengers inside the aircraft are not seated next to each other and there remains a seat between two passengers. “Seat allocation at the time of check-in to be done in a manner to ensure that the seat between two passengers is kept empty,” the DGCA said in a circular.