The National carrier, Air India, has cancelled all flights to and from Hong Kong following the restrictions imposed by authorities.
“Due to restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities and limited demand on the sector, our flights to Hong Kong and back of 19th and 23rd April stand cancelled,” Air India said in a tweet.
Indian passengers can arrive in Hong Kong with a COVID-19 negative certificate from a test done 48 hours before the journey, reported the news agency ANI. International passengers must also take a post-flight COVID-19 test at the Hong Kong airport.
As per these rules, if there is one COVID-19 positive case and one case of non-compliance with pre-departure testing on any flight, the airline will be suspended from flying on the route for seven days.
In January, Hong Kong announced a two-week flight ban from eight countries, including India, due to the Omicron COVID-19 variant surge.
Countries impacted by this flight ban include India, Pakistan, Nepal, Australia, Canada, the Philippines, Britain, France, Australia and the United States. The ban also included a ban on transferring passengers.
HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced the decision at a press conference. She also said that the decision was taken because of a rapid change in the local COVID-19 situation.
