In Andaman, the flight services plying between Port Blair and the mainland are going to increase from tomorrow after the resumption of tourism activities in the Islands.<br />''<br />''Now, a total of 14 flights will be available per week connecting Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad directly.<br />'' <br />''Earlier, only seven flights were available. The decision is taken considering the arrival of tourists, the festival season is also just around the corner.<br />'' <br />''It is to mention that tourism is the core business in the islands which provides employment to thousands of people.<br />'' <br />''The COVID crisis has severely affected the local tourism for the last six months but now the tour operators and agency owners are waiting desperately for tourist's arrival.<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, the COVID-19 situation seems to be in control with the recovery rate of more than 93 percent.<br />'' <br />''On Tuesday, 18 positive cases were reported. Now there are 181 active cases in the islands.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">So far 3821 cases have been reported out of which 3587 have been recovered while 53 people died.</span><br />