West Bengal suspends direct flights from UK at-risk countries from January 3
Kolkata Dec 30 PTI The West Bengal government said on Thursday it is suspending all direct flights from the UK and those emanating from other high-risk countries from January 3 amid growing scare over the rise in number of Covid cases of the omicron variant an official said States Home Secretary B P Gopalika wrote to the Union civil aviation ministry informing it about the states decision due to the rising number of patients detected with the omicron strain of the contagion West Bengal has so far reported 11 cases of the omicron variant In view of the rising number of omicron cases globally and as well as within the country the state government has decided to temporarily and until further orders suspended all direct flights from United Kingdom to Kolkata from January 3 2022 Flights which is an at risk country as notified notified by MOHFW Government of India will not be allowed in the state and any NOCs which have been issued stand withdrawn he wrote in a letter to Rajiv Bansal Secretary Ministry of Civil Aviation PTI SCH SK SK SK
Kolkata Dec 30 PTI The West Bengal government said on Thursday it is suspending all direct flights from the UK and those emanating from other high-risk countries from January 3 amid growing scare over the rise in number of Covid cases of the omicron variant an official said States Home Secretary B P Gopalika wrote to the Union civil aviation ministry informing it about the states decision due to the rising number of patients detected with the omicron strain of the contagion West Bengal has so far reported 11 cases of the omicron variant In view of the rising number of omicron cases globally and as well as within the country the state government has decided to temporarily and until further orders suspended all direct flights from United Kingdom to Kolkata from January 3 2022 Flights which is an at risk country as notified notified by MOHFW Government of India will not be allowed in the state and any NOCs which have been issued stand withdrawn he wrote in a letter to Rajiv Bansal Secretary Ministry of Civil Aviation PTI SCH SK SK SK
