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Students Stranded As Hong Kong Curbs Flights Travel From UK
The ban on flights from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong has caused major despair among the students stranded away from their homes. The ban on air travel was announced on June 28 following a surge in COVID-19 Delta variant cases in the UK. As per COVID regulations in Hong Kong, travelers cannot enter without possessing a hotel reservation for quarantine. However, the parents hasten to locate hotels… read-more
Tags: Hong Kong, Delta Variant, United Kingdom, UK flight ban
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Mutant COVID-19: India Extends The UK Fights Ban Till January 7
Amidst the new COVID-19 strain fear spreading in the country, the Centre on December 30 extended the ban on flights originating from the UK till January 7. However, the Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri clarified that the flight suspensions will not be extended beyond January 7. Earlier, Indian government had suspended the India bound UK flights till December 31. Reportedly, over dozen of new strain positive cases have been… read-more
Tags: UK, Flights, UK flight ban, Covid-Strain, Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Civil Aviation Minister
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Ban On Flights From UK Likely To Be Extended: Civil Aviation Minister
Citing the new COVID-19 strain, the Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on December 29 informed that India will probably extend the flight ban from Britain. However, he said that the final call on this matter will be taken after couple of days. Earlier, on December 22, the Union government decided to ban all flights originating from the UK up to December 31, 2020.
Tags: Covid-19, new strain, UK flight ban, Hardeep Singh Puri
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