All flights between India and UK suspended until December 31

The ministry of Civil Aviation has suspended all flights from the UK to India till December 31 in the wake of the new mutant strain of novel coronavirus. The suspension will start with effect from 23.59 hours on Dec22,2020,consequently all flights from India to UK shall also stand temporarily suspended during the period, as a measure of abundant precaution ,passengers arriving from the UK in all transit flights should be subjected to mandatory RT- PCR test on arrival at the airports in India. India’s bar on passenger flights follows similar steps by several European countries on Sunday.