Passengers of the suspended flights will be allotted seats on priority basis subject to its vacancy after flight resumption, she added. Saudi Arabia on Sunday halted international flights and suspended entry through its land and sea ports for at least a week, after a new fast-spreading strain of coronavirus appeared in Britain, reports AFP. The kingdom is "temporarily suspending all international flights -- except in exceptional cases -- for a period of one week, which can be extended by another week," the official Saudi Press Agency said. Neighbouring Kuwait also announced a ban on Sunday on passenger flights from Britain over the new strain of the virus. Last week, Saudi Arabia kicked off a three-phase Covid-19 vaccination program, after the first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in the kingdom.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 21, 2020 04:52 UTC