Covid: France imposes 10-day quarantine for Indian flyers; Air India cuts London flights | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Several nations have started imposing new restrictions on flyers from India as the country battles a lethal second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Travellers from India to France will now have to undergo a mandatory 10-day quarantine on arrival, travel industry officials said.
India has an air bubble agreement with France under which Air India and Air France operate flights between the two countries.
Air France has 10 weekly flights connecting Paris to Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian Airlines will resume international flights from May 17 with the exclusion of 20 countries — including India, Germany, UAE, US and South Africa.
Air India on Wednesday said it has cancelled a majority of its flights between India and the United Kingdom from April 24 to 30.
Due to reduced travel eligibility after UK put India on the red list of Covid risk countries, Air India — which was operating 13 weekly flights to and from UK — will operate only one each between Delhi, Mumbai and London during this period.
With India on the red list, Indian citizens will not be allowed to enter UK from 8.30am (India time) on Friday. And British citizens will need to quarantine in a hotel on arrival in UK for 10 days.
“Passengers who were to travel between India and UK, may kindly note that in view of recent restrictions announced by UK, flights from/to UK stand cancelled from April 24 to 30, 2021. Further updates regarding rescheduling, refunds and waivers will be informed shortly. Between April 24 and 30, we are in a process to schedule once a week flight to UK from Delhi and Mumbai. Information regarding the same will also be updated …” Air India tweeted on Wednesday.
“Due to restrictions implemented by UK authorities, following flights scheduled between April 24 and 30 stand cancelled: AI131/AI130 Mumbai-London-Mumbai. AI161/AI162 Delhi-London-Delhi. AI131/AI178 Mumbai-London-Bengaluru and AI177/AI130 Bengaluru-London-Mumbai,” it added.
On the red list countries, the UK government has issued a statement on its website: “If you have been in or through any of the (red list countries) in the previous 10 days, you will be refused entry to the UK. If you are a British or Irish national, or you have residence rights in the UK, you will be able to enter. You must quarantine in a government approved hotel for 10 days.”
The reduced entry eligibility norms will see the 30 weekly flights (15 each by Indian and British carriers) operated by Air India, Vistara, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic getting reduced.

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