Karnataka govt appeals to reduce flights from 5 states

Karnataka Government on Thursday clarified that it has not sought for imposing a ban on flights emanating from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan but has only requested Civil Aviation Ministry to reduce the number of flights in the state. 

The Karnataka government issued clarification, after earlier reports



said that the state has asked for a complete ban on flights from these five states. 

The government stated, "it has appealed to the Civil Aviation Ministry to take steps to lessen the air traffic to the State, with the sacred intention that there may not be adequate quarantine facilities, if there is huge turn out at a short span of time".