NEW DELHI: As part of enhanced security for the BRICS summit in Delhi, the DGCA has directed all flying training organisations (FTO) across seven north Indian states near Delhi — Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, UP, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Himachal — to not have any activity from Friday morning till late Sunday night. Also for 52 hours starting Friday morning, “operations of light/ micro-light aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and similar long-range aerial vehicles (have been) prohibited within a radius of 300 Km from Delhi.”In a note titled “enhanced security measures during BRICS summit-2026” sent to all FTOs earlier this week, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said “restrictions are imposed on flying activities of all FTOs from Friday 7 am Friday to Sunday 11 pm.”
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These include: “No aircraft including light/micro-light aircraft, hang gliders, helicopters is permitted to fly even to start from any FTO located in (the seven states) during the specified period. Operations of hang-gliders, para gliders, para-motors, aero-models, all types of drones and similar short-range aerial vehicles are prohibited within 100 kms around Delhi.”

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