(Canadian Press)
Canada to suspend flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days
Apr 22, 2021 | 3:23 PM
OTTAWA – The federal government is suspending incoming passenger flights from India and Pakistan for the next month as cases of COVID-19 surge in both countries.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says, because there are so many people arriving in Canada from India and Pakistan with COVID-19, all commercial and private passenger flights from both countries will be prohibited as of midnight.
At least 32 flights from Delhi and two from Pakistan have landed in Canada in the last two weeks carrying dozens of passengers who later tested positive for COVID-19.
He says cargo flights will still be allowed, particularly to ensure shipments of vaccines and personal protective equipment can continue.
