Hong Kong bans Air India flights for two weeks

Air India’s Vande Bharat flights have been banned from flying to Hong Kong for two weeks

Air India’s Vande Bharat mission flights have been banned from flying to two Hong Kong for two weeks. According to a report by South China Morning Post, Hong Kong took these steps because Air India was “carrying too many passengers infected with COVID-19”.

This action was taken after the Chinese authorities linked 11 imported COVID-19 cases to an Air India flight that arrived at Hong Kong on the 14th of August.

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In response, Air India tweeted the following-

No other statement has been made by the airlines.