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West Bengal suspends flights from United Kingdom to Kolkata from January 3
The West Bengal government on Thursday announced that it will suspend all direct flights from the United Kingdom to the Kolkata airport from January 3 due to the rising number of Omicron cases, ANI reported.
The suspension will remain in place until further orders.
The government also said that from January 3, all passengers arriving in the state from countries not classified as “at-risk” would have to undergo a coronavirus test on arrival at their own cost.
“The airlines will randomly select 10% of the passengers for RT-PCR test and the balance 90% shall undergo Rapid Antigen Test at the arrival airport,” the order stated. “Those found positive in the RAT test will have to further undego RT-PCR tests as may be required by the health authorities.
West Bengal Govt decides to suspend all flights coming from UK to Kolkata airport from January 3 pic.twitter.com/uklpWGYmTJ
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2021
It will be mandatory for passengers to pre-book the Covid-19 test so as to reduce the waiting time on arrival.
West Bengal on Wednesday registered more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases after a gap of 177 days, PTI reported. The state reported 1,089 Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths on Wednesday.
Three fatalities each were recorded in Kolkata and Howrah districts, two in North 24 Parganas and one…