PIA to resume flights to Saudi Arabia now as kingdom resumes global travel

PIA to resume flights to Saudi Arabia now as kingdom resumes global travel

Riyadh had shut its borders for journey past month after a new strain of the novel coronavirus had been detected in the United Kingdom. Image: Geo. television set/File
  • Earlier, passengers could only fly from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabia resumes international journey from these days
  • KSA experienced suspended international journey immediately after a new strain of the  coronavirus was identified in the British isles

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Global Airlines (PIA) announced Sunday that it will resume flight operations to Saudi Arabia from currently immediately after the kingdom declared it was resuming international travel again. 

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Riyadh experienced closed its borders for journey final month right after a new strain of the novel coronavirus experienced been detected in the United Kingdom.  

On Sunday, the kingdom’s civil aviation authority, the Normal Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) introduced the place was resuming international travel in a notification following which PIA made the announcement pertaining to resumption of its travel. 

A few times ago, the PIA experienced announced that it would repatriate Pakistani who experienced been stranded in Saudi Arabia subsequent the outbreak of the second wave of the virus. 

“Travellers will be able to travel to Saudi Arabia from right now on all PIA flights,” explained the national flag carrier’s spokesperson. “All vacationers have to receive a [negative] PCR take a look at before they travel.”

PIA flights to Saudi Arabia suspended

Very last week, all PIA flights to Saudi Arabia have been suspended until finally additional observe.

The development arrived soon after Saudi federal government temporarily suspended entry into the Kingdom soon after a new strain of the coronavirus was discovered in the United Kingdom. The mutation is thought to be additional contagious.

A PIA spokesperson experienced stated that the national carrier had suspended 18 flights to and from the Kingdom on the directives issued by the Saudi aviation authority.

The PIA spokesperson had questioned effected passengers to sign up as a result of the airline’s UAN 11-786-786 with their doing work cell phone figures to receive timely updates.