India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced (19-Mar-2020) "No scheduled international commercial passenger aircraft shall take off from any foreign airport for any airport in India", effective 22-Mar-2020 to 29-Mar-2020. The ministry added: "As such, no incoming scheduled international commercial passenger aircraft shall be allowed to disembark its passengers *on Indian soil* (Foreigner or Indian)". The temporary measure is aimed at preventing the transmission of coronavirus. [more - original PR]
Indian Government to prohibit all international arrivals from 22-Mar-2020 to 29-Mar-2020
19 March, 2020