Post more infectious Covid-19 strain, India suspends flights originating from UK

Days after a mutated version of Covid-19 virus was discovered in some patients in United Kingdom, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has banned all flights originating from the United Kingdom.

Sharing details, Ministery of Civil Aviation in a statement, said, “Considering the prevailing situation in the UK, Indian govt has decided that all flights originating from the UK to India shall be temporarily suspended till 11:59 pm, 31st December. This suspension to start w.e.f. 11.59 pm, 22nd December.”

“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 11.59 pm) should be subject to mandatory RT-PCR test on arrival at airports,” Ministry of Civil Aviation.