Covid-19: Direct passenger flights from India to Canada may resume on Sept 27

New Delhi: Canadian authorities have extended restrictions on all direct commercial and private passenger flights from India until September 26, the federal transport ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Travelers eligible to enter Canada will be able to board direct flights from India once the restriction on direct flights expires, provided they have a proof of a negative COVID-19 test, according to the statement.

Meanwhile, the direct flights from India is likely to be resumed to Canada on September 27, but there’s a catch. The ongoing flight ban, in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic, would be lifted only on the basis of the results of Covid-19 tests conducted on arrival in Canada on passengers travelling from New Delhi on three flights on Wednesday.

As a “first step”, Transport Canada said, all passengers on the three Air Canada flights from New Delhi on Wednesday will be tested for Covid-19 on arrival “to ensure that the new measures are working”.