New Delhi: Canada has finally lifted the ban on direct passenger flights from India more than 5 months after it was imposed in April this year when the second wave of Covid-19 swept India. Canada Air is likely to operate the first direct flight between the two countries on Monday, whereas Air India will resume services on September 30.
As of September 27, 2021, direct flights from India to Canada will resume.
After the restriction on direct flights expires, passengers eligible to enter Canada and travelling on those flights will need to obtain a pre-departure negative COVID-19 molecular test result from the Genestrings Laboratory, located above the metro station in the Airport Connect Building (ACB) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport perform this test within 18 hours before their scheduled departure present the test report with a QR code issued by this laboratory to the air operator before boarding, the official said in an official statement.
Alternatively, travellers who have previously tested positive for COVID-19 can present a positive molecular test issued by a certified laboratory in India. The date of collection must have been between 14 and 180 days before their scheduled departure to Canada.
Airlines will refuse boarding to any traveller who’s unable to meet these requirements, the statement said.
Indirect flights Passengers who travel from India to Canada via an indirect route still need to provide a pre-departure negative COVID-19 molecular test result from a third country before continuing their journey to Canada, it added.