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Due to the rise of COVID-19 infections in India, Hong Kong has banned Air India services till April 24. This measure has been taken in response to three passengers on one of its flights testing positive for Covid-19 post-arrival on Saturday.
A senior government official added that travellers from India were able to arrive in Hong Kong only if they had a COVID-19 negative certificate from a test that they had undergone 48 hours before the journey, which was as per the rules issued by the Hong Kong Government. Plus, all international passengers are also required to take a post-flight COVID-19 test at the airport premises in Hong Kong.
However, recent reports have it that the three passengers on Air India's AI316 Delhi-Kolkata-Hong Kong flight on April 16 tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival.
Air India stated that in light of the restrictions placed by Hong Kong and a limited demand within the sector, the flights from and to Hong Kong will stand cancelled uptil the 24th of April.
Earlier this year, Hong Kong announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including India, as the world was grappling with the surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
