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New Delhi : Hardeep Singh Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil Aviation, on December 21, 2020, informed that all flights originating from UK into India will be suspended temporarily from December 22, 2020, to December 31, 2020. Puri stated that Government of India has decided to take all necessary precautions as a result of the situation arising out of the spread of a new strain of coronavirus in some countries.
Considering the emerging Covid-19 situation in UK, the Government of India has decided that all flights to and from UK will be suspended till December 31, 2020 (23.59 hours). This suspension will start w.e.f. 23.59 hours, December 22, 2020. However, this restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by DGCA, according to a PIB release.
Airlines operating flights to India from other countries shall not board any passenger travelling from UK to India and shall ensure that no passenger coming from UK is boarded in a flight for any destination in India either directly or indirectly.
As a measure of precaution, passengers arriving from UK in all transit flights (flights that have taken off or flights which are reaching India before December 22, 2020, at 23.59 hrs, should be subject to mandatory RT-PCR test on arrival port in India. The passengers found Covid-19 positive on arrival shall be quarantined as per guidelines issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and would bear the medical costs incurred.