Kuwait suspends all commercial flights from India due to Covid-19

Kuwait suspends all commercial flights from India due to Covid-19

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi:25.04.2021 

In view of surging Covid-19 cases in India, Kuwait has indefinitely suspended all commercial flights from the country with immediate effect. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of Kuwait has issued a circular, which says Indians can arrive there from some other country only if they have last spent 14 days outside India.

“Kuwaiti citizens, their first-degree relatives — spouse and children — and their domestic workers are exempt (from this restriction). Operation of air freight flights will continue from India. This circular will be effective from 12.01am (local Kuwait time) on Saturday (April  24) until further notice,” the circular says.

Meanwhile, the Indian embassy in Bahrain tweeted: “Bahrain has announced revised International arrival procedures w.e.f. 27 April 2021. All passengers arriving from India must carry negative PCR test report with a QR code conducted within 48 hours before departure. All other existing travel-related procedures remain unchanged.”

This requirement is for all passengers above the age of six going to Bahrain from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Several countries like the UK, Canada and the UAE have barred entry of travellers from India due to the massive surge in Covid cases in the country.

Several countries like the UK, Canada and the UAE have barred entry of travellers from India due to the massive surge in Covid cases in the country