Kenya Airways says the ban on flights to India is indefinite. [File, Standard]Kenya Airways (KQ) has suspended Kenya-India passenger flights in compliance with Government’s directive banning air travel from and to the Asian nation for 14 days beginning May 1. On Wednesday, April 28, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced Kenya was banning air travel between the two nations to contain the spread of Covid-19 after India recorded high numbers of new infections. “If the new ticket is a higher fare, the passenger will only pay the fare difference and taxes,” said KQ. Kenya joins France, the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Oman, Canada and Singapore in restricting air travel to India.

Source: Standard Digital April 30, 2021 13:00 UTC