Highlights: Mumbai's Covid-19 tally crosses 25,000-mark with 1,382 new cases

The cabin crew will be required to be in full protective gear. Only one check-in bag will be allowed. Passengers should report before at least 2 hours before departure time. Fares will be regulated and will be in a fixed range: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Coronavirus death toll in Delhi mounts to 194; highest single-day spike of 571 fresh cases takes tally to 11,659: Authorities

On new fare structure: Earlier the air carriers could put its range (minimum to maximum) on the website...we have looked at corresponding rail fares. We want air travel to become affordable. We have set a minimum fare, and a maximum fare. For Delhi to Mumbai the minimum fare would be ₹3,500 and maximum at ₹10,000: Hardeep Puri

Based on our experience on opening up of domestic flights, we might have to tweak some procedures, only then we will think about international flights. 40% of the tickets will be sold at the mid point of this band. These tickets will be priced at around ₹6,700: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

We have divided routes into seven sections where flight duration is less than 40 minutes. The next segment will have routes for 40-60 minutes: Hardeep Puri

All stakeholders such as airlines, airports have cooperated so we took decision to resume flights from May 25: Aviation Minister

For operations from metro to metro cities one-third capacity of the summer schedule will begin. For operations from metro to non-metro cities (where the weekly departures less than 100, airlines are free to operate any routes for the Summer schedule): Hardeep Puri

Starting Monday, May 25 we will recommence domestic civil aviation operations in a calibrated manner: Hardeep Puri

We are planning to ramp up flights to bring back more people from overseas, will allow private airlines to operate rescue flights: Hardeep Singh Puri

It is equally important that at some stage you will have to open up. Two months is a very long period of time, as you have to balance between lives and livelihood: Hardeep Puri

When we announced Vande Bharat Mission on 5th May, we met virtually. The very fact that we are meeting on 21st May physically, it is a reflection of the fact that we have gained more confidence in the normalisation of the situation and resumption. Because of the measures taken for lockdown early on, we have been able to escape the situation other countries have found themselves in: Puri: Civil Aviation Minister HS Puri

We have now involved private airlines as well for the Vande Bharat Mission and ramped the operation: Hardeep Puri

More than 20, 000 stranded Indians have been brought back: Hardeep Singh Puri

131 Covid-19 positive cases, 3 deaths, 18 recovered and 41 discharged in Rajasthan today so far. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 6146, including 150 deaths and 3422 recovered and 3041 discharged: Rajasthan Health Department

ASI Bhivsen Haribhau Pingle from Mumbai lost his life to coronavirus: Mumbai Police