India Extends Ban On UK Flights Till January 7 Amid Concerns Of New Covid Strain
The flights from UK were suspended amid concerns a new coronavirus strain found among covid patients in UK, File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2020-12-30T11:31:35+05:30 India Extends Ban On UK Flights Till January 7 Amid Concerns Of New Covid Strain outlookindia.com 2020-12-30T12:13:02+05:30
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Extending the temporary suspension of flights between Indian and United Kingdom Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday announced that passenger flights between India and UK will remain suspended till January 7, 2021, after which the services will resume under strict regulation.
India-UK passenger flights to remain suspended till January 7 PTI
Updated : Dec 30, 2020, 11:55 am IST
Twenty people who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant of COVID-19 so far
The Civil Aviation Ministry had last week suspended all flights between the European country and India from December 23 to December 31 as a mutated variant of the coronavirus was detected there. (AFP)
New Delhi: Passenger flights between the UK and India would remain suspended till January 7 and they will resume in a strictly regulated manner thereafter, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.
The Civil Aviation Ministry had last week suspended all flights between the European country and India from December 23 to December 31 as a mutated variant of the coronavirus was detected there.
New Delhi, Dec. 30, 2020 India, on Wednesday, extended the ban on flights to and from Britain by a week beyond Dec. 31 following 20 cases of new mutated coronavirus strain detected over the past 24 hours.
The country’s Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, announced that after Jan. 7, 2021, regulated resumption of flights would take place.
“Decision has been taken to extend the temporary suspension of flights to and from the UK till Jan. 7, 2021.
“Thereafter, strictly regulated resumption will take place for which details will be announced shortly,’’ tweeted Puri.
The Federal Health Ministry had recommended to the Civil Aviation Ministry the extension of the temporary suspension of flights originating from Britain till Jan. 7.
New COVID strain: India extends suspension of flights from UK
By PTI| Posted by Minhaj Adnan | Updated: 30th December 2020 2:29 pm IST Representational Image by Danilo Bueno from Pixabay
New Delhi: Passenger flights between the UK and India would remain suspended till January 7 and they will resume in a “strictly regulated” manner thereafter, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.
The Civil Aviation Ministry had last week suspended all flights between the European country and India from December 23 to December 31 as a mutated variant of the coronavirus was detected there.
Puri’s announcement has come following a recommendation by the Union Health Ministry to extend the suspension of India-UK flights till January 7.
Flights to and from UK suspended till January 7 The civil aviation minister had hinted at extension of ban
Passenger flights between the UK and India would remain suspended till January 7 and they will resume in a strictly regulated manner thereafter, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.
The Civil Aviation Ministry had last week suspended all flights between the European country and India from December 23 to December 31 as a mutated variant of the coronavirus was detected there.
Puri said on Twitter: Decision has been taken to extend the temporary suspension of flights to & from the UK till 7 January 2021. Thereafter strictly regulated resumption will take place for which details will be announced shortly. he said.