Government of West Bengal imposes restrictions on incoming international flights to the State with effect from 3rd January, 2022

In view of concerns related to multiple cases of newly detected COVID-19 variant “Omicron”, the Government of West Bengal has imposed restrictions on incoming international flights to West Bengal with effect from 3rd January, 2022.

Key Highlights:

1. The West Bengal Government has decided to temporarily and until further orders suspend all direct flights from United Kingdom to Kolkata. Flights which are from at-risk countries, as notified by the MOHFW , Government of India, will not be allowed in the State.

2. All passengers coming from other non-at-risk countries will have to mandatorily undergo a test on arrival at their cost. The airline will randomly select 10% of the passengers for RT-PCR test and balance 90% will undergo Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) at the arrival airport.

3. All passengers will have to mandatorily pre-book the test before boarding to reduce waiting time on arrival, which the airlines must ensure prior to allowing boarding.

A copy of the Notification is attached herewith for reference.

Source: Government of West Bengal