Iran Extends Ban on UK, Iraq & 31 Countries' Flights

The Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAOI) said that Tehran has extended the ban on flights to and from the UK until 1 May 2021 as a preventive measure against the further spread of the British coronavirus in the country. Spokesman for the CAOI Mohammad Hassan Zibakhsh said on Tuesday that the previously announced 3-month ban on UK flights was extended for two more weeks.
In relevant remarks in early March, Zibakhsh said Tehran has banned flights from and to 32 countries to prevent the spread of new coronavirus mutations to Iran. The spokesman said that the admission of passengers from 32 high-risk countries to Iran was banned upon the decision of the National Coronavirus Campaign Headquarters.

The restrictions bans travels  between the Islamic Republic and England, South Africa, Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Eswatini, French Guinea, Lesotho, Guyana, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Seychelles, Suriname, Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Zambia, Zimbabwe is still in place.

He stressed that all Iranian and foreign nationals who intend to travel to Iran are required to provide a negative molecular test certificate (RT-PCR) in terms of COVID-19 with a validity period of up to 96 hours from labs approved by the country of origin in English or approved by the consulate before boarding the plane at the airport of origin.

He also announced the restrictions on the flight to Iraq during the new year holiday. It is not permitted to receive Iranian passengers from Iran and Iraqi passengers from Iraqi origin during March 15-30, Zibakhsh noted. The flights will be scheduled only to return nationals from both sides to the respective states, he added. - MENAFN, Fars, Mehr