Saudi Arabia Extend International Flight Suspension

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced that all international commercial flights to and from the Kingdom will remain suspended for another week in view of the new coronavirus strain which was discovered in the United Kingdom.

“An official source in the Ministry of Interior said: Extending the suspension of international flights and entering the Kingdom through land and seaports for another week,” said Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation in a tweet

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The aviation regulatory of Saudi Arabia on Sunday confirmed it will allow airlines operating in the Kingdom to fly out non-Saudi Arabian passengers, Al Arabiya reported.

“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s government decided to extend the aforementioned measures for another week, to continue assessing the situation, and to ensure the safety of citizens and expatriates, with an emphasis on excluding the movement of goods, commodities and supply chains, as well as allowing the departure of Non-Saudis through flights, according to the precautionary measures adopted by the Ministry of Health,” said Saudi Press Agency in a release.

Last week the kingdom has temporally suspended the entry of international passengers through its Air, Land, and Sea-ports for at least a week after a new fast-spreading strain of coronavirus emerged in the United Kingdom.

Last Sunday, health authorities said any passenger who had returned from any country where the new strain had been detected, starting from December 8, must self-isolate for 2 weeks from the date of entering the kingdom.

According to Johns Hopkins University, 362,220 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the country.

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