COVID-19: Netherlands suspends flights from India till May 1 ANI | Updated: Apr 26, 2021 07:26 IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 26 (ANI): The Netherlands has said it is suspending all passenger flights arriving from India starting Monday amid a surge in coronavirus infections in the country. A flight ban will take effect for passenger flights from India at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 26. The flight ban will be in place until at least 00:01 a.m. on May 1, Sputnik quoted Dutch Aviation Ministry s statement.
India is witnessing a deadly COVID-19 wave, with the country reporting over three lakh daily cases from the last few days. The country on Sunday reported 3,49,391 new Covid-19 cases and 2,767 deaths According to the union health ministry, five states Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Kerala contribute 54 per cent of the cases.
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To speed-up the European dialogue on Synthetic SAF and offer a stage to a range of initiatives, the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, will host an Online High Level Conference on Synthetic SAF. The goal is to create favorable conditions in order to ramp up the production and deployment of synthetic fuels. The event will take place on February 8, 10:00-13:00 (CET) and you are most welcome to join.
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) will have a significant role in reducing the carbon footprint of the aviation sector in the coming years. It is important that with the economic recovery of the aviation sector, there is no backsliding in the reduction of emissions in the aviation industry. Recovery should go hand in hand with accelerating the environmental transition of the sector in order to contribute to the fight against climate change and the achievement of Europe’s climate goals. Therefore, the Netherlands will organize a conference on SAF,
The Netherlands Extends Ban On UK And South Africa Flights
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The Netherlands’ government has decided to extend the ban on passenger flights from Great Britain, South Africa, and several countries in South America. The ban on flights from these countries arriving in Holland was due to expire today but has now been extended to April 1 following recommendations from the government’s Outbreak Management Team.
The Dutch government is worried about COVID-19 variants Photo: Getty Images
Dutch transport minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen has confirmed that the restrictions first announced on January 23 will remain in place for at least another month. The Dutch government’s COVID-19 Outbreak Management Team (OMT) said that the decision to extend the ban was necessary because so few people are following the government’s guidelines to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.