Canada extends India flight ban: What are the options for travellers now?
This extension has come at a time when several jurisdictions have been relaxing restrictions for Indian travellers.
While direct flights are banned, Canada is allowing Indian travellers to enter its borders through an indirect route. (Twitter/@AirCanada) Transport Canada, the North American country’s department for transportation has further extended the ban on direct flights from India till September 21. This extension has come at a time when several jurisdictions have been relaxing restrictions for Indian travellers. The decision is expected to further aggravate the plight of those applying for student visas for higher education in Canada.
Why has Canada extended the flight ban?
In a statement, Transport Canada said that the country’s phased approach to easing border measures is informed by the continued monitoring of available data and scientific evidence, including the vaccination rate of Canadians and the improving epidemiological situation. Therefore, based on the advice by the Public Health Agency of Canada, the transportation department extended the ban on direct flights from India.
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