Referring to this, a senior government official added that travellers from India were able to arrive in Hong Kong only if they had a COVID-19 negative certificate from a test that they had undergone 48 hours before the journey, which was as per the rules issued by the Hong Kong Government. Plus, all international passengers are also required to take a post-flight COVID-19 test at the airport premises in Hong Kong.
Referring to this, Air India stated, "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."
Earlier this year, Hong Kong announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including India, as the world was grappling with the surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Also, India reopened scheduled international flights from March 27 after a long gap of two years, following the first COVID-19 lockdown that was imposed back in March 2020.
