Flights From India To Germany & Maldives To Restart; Canada Likely Next

Travellers, gear up! You can soon book a vacation to Germany and Maldives as the two nations will soon reopen their borders for Indian travellers. Canada, too, is expected to follow suit. We give you all the latest travel updates here. By Yagnoseni Das

 

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Indian travellers can soon book flights to Germany, Maldives, and Canada. Both, Germany and Maldives are set to reopen their borders for travellers from India, and will also reportedly allow non-essential travel from India.

Apart from India, travellers from the UK, Russia, Nepal, and Portugal will also be allowed to visit Germany. Similarly, Maldives will reportedly restart flights from India starting July 15. GoFirst and IndiGo have already announced flight schedules for travellers flying to and from India and Maldives.

 

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Meanwhile, Canada is also in talks to ease travel restrictions for vaccinated travellers from India. The country has reportedly approved vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Astrazeneca/Covishield, and Johnson & Johnson. According to the media, restrictions will be laid out for travellers who have not yet received both doses of the Coronavirus vaccine or are fully vaccinated with any unapproved vaccine.

 

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According to the Government of Canada, while flights from India are suspended till July 21, an arriving passenger from the nation is free to enter through connecting flights. However, those who choose to enter via an indirect route must obtain a pre-departure negative COVID-19 molecular test result from a third country. Travellers who have previously contracted Coronavirus will be required to present a proof of positive COVID-19 molecular test, conducted between 14 to 90 days of departure. This proof, however, must be obtained in a third country before embarking on the onward journey to Canada; and the traveller must have stayed in this connecting nation for at least 14 days.

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