Paris Attacks: Air India, Jet Airways flights to continue in France despite emergency

Flights and trains will continue into France, even as the country is shaken by a series of terrorist attacks last night. Jet Airways and Air India said their flights to Paris will operate as per schedule. Both carriers operate one daily flight on their own from Mumbai and Delhi respectively.

French government officials have said trains, flights will continue into France despite the state of emergency. Still, some carriers such as American Airlines have delayed flights into Paris.

Executives at travel companies in India said customers may cancel holiday packages to Paris.

"But we will come to know only next week. As of now there is no effect," Manoj Samuel, executive director at Riya Travels, one of India's biggest online travel agencies told ET.

"We are closely monitoring the situation in Paris and are in constant connect with our concerned customers. While we have received queries, here have not been any cancelations. All our packages are in place as per schedule," said Ranjeet Oak, chief of business holidays at Makemytrip.com, India's biggest online travel portal.

"We are in touch with the embassy and as of now, we have not received any formal notification from them regarding any suspension. But we are monitoring the situation very closely," he added.

A spokesperson at VFS Global, which handles visa operations for European countries said the company hasn't got any directive yet from France.

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