India flight ban decision made amid growing COVID crisis National Cabinet will today decide whether to suspend flights coming in from India, as oxygen trains are sent to the nation’s needy states. WARNING: GRAPHIC Health by Kieran Rooney, Tom Minear, Tiffany Bakker, AFP 27th Apr 2021 2:00 PM Premium Content Subscriber only Direct passenger flights between India and Australia will be halted until May 15 amid the nation's worsening coronavirus crisis, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. Mr Morrsion said the move meant two passengers services from India into Sydney, and two repatriation flights into Darwin would be cancelled, and about 500 passengers would be affected.