Keeping in mind the rising COVID-19 cases in there countries many have imposed travelling curbs or dismissed flights for a while. In the same regard the Government of Netherlands has now suspended flights from India.

Dutch Aviation Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that it had suspended all flights coming from India, effective April 26 and until further notice. In the statement given to ANI he further said “A flight ban will take effect for passenger flights from India at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 26… The flight ban will be in place until at least 00:01 a.m. on May 1.” The announcement was made at night after the Cabinet received new advice from public health agency RIVM, NL Times reported citing Infrastructure Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen in a letter to Parliament. She wrote “The epidemiological situation on the ground is very serious.” The minister noted that there are several variants of the coronavirus and there are many uncertainties about their “infectivity, pathogenic capability, and possible reduced protection of antibodies after vaccination or a previous infection”. So as a concern for country’s citizens the ban on flight is set to expire on May 1. The Cabinet has then decided to extend the suspension of flights till the meetings next week. Cargo flights and flights with medical personnel will be exempted from the ban.

Meanwhile, Canada, United States, United Kingdom and Kuwait have also announced ban flights from India due to the growing wave of COVID-19 cases in that region.

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