Govt of India suspends all flights from the UK to India

In wake of a new coronavirus strain spreading in the Uk, many countries halted flights from and to the UK.

Italy, France, Canada, Russia were a few amongst them.

Considering the prevailing situation in UK. Govt. of India has decided that all flights originating from UK to India to be suspended till 31st December 2020 (23.59 hours).

— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) December 21, 2020

This suspension to start w.e.f. 23.59 hours, 22nd December 2020. Consequently flights from India to UK shall stand temporarily suspended during above said period.

— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) December 21, 2020

As a measure of abundant precaution, passengers arriving from UK in all transit flights (flights that have taken off or flights which are reaching India before 22nd Dec at 23.59 hrs) should be subject to mandatory RT-PCR test on arrival at the airports concerned.

— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) December 21, 2020

Before a few minutes Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt of India on its official tweeter handle announced that all flights originating from the UK will be suspended from midnight of 22 Dec 2020

Additionally, it says “As a measure of abundant precaution, passengers arriving from UK in all  transit flights (flights that have taken off or flights which are reaching India before 22nd Dec at 23.59 hrs) should be subject to mandatory RT-PCR test on arrival at the airports concerned.”

As of now on tweeter, they have announced that this suspension will be continued till 31 dec 2020 of this year.

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