Hong Kong authorities have put a ban on Air India operations to their country till April 24 after three passengers on one of the airline’s flights tested positive for Covid-19 post arrival on Saturday night, aviation officials in India said.
Later in a tweet, Air India said, “Due to restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities and limited demand on the sector, our flights to Hong Kong and back of 19th and 23rd April stand cancelled.”
Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a Covid-19 negative certificate from a test done 48 hours prior to the journey, according to rules issued by the Hong Kong government.
