New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Domestic schedule commercial air operations will cease with effective from the midnight of Tuesday.

However, the resumption date was not disclosed.

According to Ministry of Civil Aviation, the operations of domestic schedule commercial airlines shall cease operations.

"Airlines have to plan operations so as to land at their destination before 2359 hours on 24/3/2020," the Ministry said in a statement.

"The restrictions shall not apply to solely cargo carrying flights."

--IANS rv/prs