Canada to extend ban on arriving passenger flights from India

Reuters Updated - August 10, 2021 at 10:10 AM.

Ban likely to be extended to September 21 due to risks posed by Covid-19

Air India flight 185 arrives from New Delhi, narrowly beating the cut-off after Canada's government temporarily barred passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days, at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

OTTAWA, August 9 Canada will extend its ban on arriving passenger flights from India to September 21 because of the risks posed by Covid-19, the federal transport ministry said in a statement on Monday.

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The ban was first imposed on April 22 and has already been rolled over several times. The measure does not apply to cargo flights or medical transfers

Published on August 10, 2021 04:33
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