Omicron scare :DGCA suspends international flights till January 31
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | December 10, 2021 IST
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New Delhi, Nov 9: Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday announced that the suspension on scheduled international commercial flights has been extended till January 31. In the subsequent Circular issued today read, "In partial modification of circular dated November 26, the competent authority has decided to extend the suspension of Scheduled International commercial passenger services to/from India till 23’59 hours of the 31st January, 2022." However, this restriction is not applicable for the international all-cargo operations and flight specifically approved by DGCA, the statement added. "International scheduled flights may be allowed on select routes on a case by cases basis." The announcement came for the rise in newly-discovered Covid-19 strain, Omicron cases across the world. In November, the Civil Aviation Ministry had announced that it was in line to resume regular international flights from December 15. At that time, the Ministry of Civil Aviation had stated, "The matter of resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger services to and from India has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and it has been decided that scheduled commercial international passenger services to and from India may be resumed from December 15, 2021." However, after the emergence of the Omicron cases, it postponed the resumption. Moreover, it has also formed a list of 'at risk' nations and travelers arriving from there need not take additional measures on arrival including post-arrival testing for Covid-19. The current list of "at-risk" countries, updated on 9 December, includes the United Kingdom, other countries in Europe, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong and Israel.
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