The General Authority of Civil Aviation has issued a circular to airlines operating in all the Kingdom's airports, regarding the prevention of direct or indirect travel of citizens to a number of countries and the suspension of entry from them, based on the The Kingdom’s government is keen on the safety of citizens wishing to travel abroad, and in light of the continuing outbreak of the Corona pandemic (Covid 19), and the spread of a new mutated strain of the virus.
The circular stipulates that airlines are obligated not to transport citizens directly or indirectly, without obtaining prior permission from the concerned authorities to each of the (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia). , the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam), as well as the continued travel ban on previously announced countries.
The authority indicated that entry to non-citizens from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is suspended except for those who stayed. 14 days outside of those four countries, non-nationals, as well as all previously declared countries.
The authority stressed, in its circular to airlines operating in the Kingdom's airports, including private aviation, the suspension of flights between countries prohibited from traveling to and from, and the application of institutional quarantine to all arrivals. Citizens and others, with the exception of citizens who are currently in any of those countries and whose return is before eleven o’clock in the evening on Sunday 24 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1442 AH, and this does not apply to evacuation flights for violators of residence regulations in the Kingdom and related flights. /p>
The General Authority of Civil Aviation is harnessing all its capabilities at Saudi airports with the aim of providing an integrated healthy environment for travelers, and the authority also obliges air carriers operating in the Kingdom's airports to follow health safety requirements and precautionary measures. And preventive measures to prevent the spread of the Corona virus and limit its spread among members of society.
