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India operated 532 flights to ferry 39,000 passengers across states on day 1 of lifting restrictions

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As domestic passenger flights resumed on Monday after a long hault in the wake of the novel coronavirus, people across states scrambled to take the first flight out to go back home after being stranded away for over 2 months. India on Monday operated a total of 532 flights while around 630 flights were cancelled. As many as 39,231 flied back to their homes. However, Bengal and Andhra seemed reluctant in resuming flight services.