International air carriers can fly foreigners out of Saudi Arabia, according to a circular from the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA).
The Ministry of Interior last week announced that the Kingdom’s borders would close after the discovery of a new variant of COVID-19 in the UK.
According to the GACA circular, airlines are permitted to land in the Kingdom and depart with
non-Saudi travelers while taking into account precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Cabin crew are neither permitted to leave the aircraft nor permitted to be in physical contact with ground and operations crew upon arrival at one of the Kingdom’s international airports.
Airlines are permitted to land in the Kingdom and depart with non-Saudi travelers while taking into account precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Cabin crew are neither permitted to leave the aircraft nor permitted to be in physical contact with ground and operations crew upon arrival at one of the Kingdom’s international airports.
Travel agents told Arab News that foreigners upon hearing the news had started booking flights departing from Dec. 29.
GACA’s instructions do not apply to countries where the new mutated strain has been detected.
