Riyadh: The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia suspended flights to and from Nigeria. The decision was taken as the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 was detected in the African country.
According to the order issued by GACA, only people who have spent a period of no less than 14 days in a third country after their departure from Nigeria will be allowed to enter Saudi Arabia. They must undergo 5-day institutional quarantine upon arrival and carry out RT-PCR test on first and the fifth day of the quarantine.
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Saudi Arabia had earlier suspended flights from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, Malawi, Zambia, Madagascar, Angola, Seychelles, Mauritius and Comoros.
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