CAA extends travel SOPs till 18th

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Saturday extended the coronavirus-induced standard operating procedures (SOPs) to be followed by all in-coming passengers till March 18, a notification issued by the regulator said. Earlier, it was till March 14.

The notification shared a list of countries, classified under categories A, B, and C. It said that travel to Pakistan from Category C countries is temporarily restricted and only allowed with NOC from the CAA and coronavirus negative test report.

The number of Category C countries is eight and it includes South Africa, United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal, The Netherlands, Botswana and Zambia. Category A countries, including Australia, China, Iraq, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore, “do not require Covid-19 PCR test before entry into Pakistan”, according to the CAA notification. All the countries not listed in Category A or C fall under Category B.

Travellers from these countries coming to Pakistan will require a negative Covid-19 PCR test which must have been taken 72 hours before travel at the most.

(WITH INPUT FROM DNA)