Transit travel to/from India under the 'air bubble' agreements [ends 27 March 2022]
Oct 18, 21, 8:39 am
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Right now no one is enforcing bubble rules, so no one from the airlines is checking. The mood may change rather quickly if the government chastises BA for doing something.
Oct 18, 21, 9:33 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
Right now no one is enforcing bubble rules, so no one from the airlines is checking. The mood may change rather quickly if the government chastises BA for doing something.
Oct 18, 21, 6:34 pm
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Originally Posted by sometalkofme
I see. Thank you for the reply. we will play it by the ear if things change, i guess. Thanks again.
Last edited by DELANRDFW; Oct 18, 21 at 10:57 pm
Oct 18, 21, 9:09 pm
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Originally Posted by sometalkofme
My wife (US passport, OCI holder) & I (Indian passport, US PR) have an itinerary of BOS-LHR-BLR in mid November and BLR-DEL-LHR-BOS in early December, with every flight other than BLR-DEL (which is on UK) on BA. As per the current reading of the air bubble rules, my wife should be able to enter India through her OCI, and I should be allowed to board on the return legs even though BA cannot ferry transit passengers through LHR for Indian citizens, because I would be traveling with my spouse. is that a correct reading of the rules? does the air bubble adherence check happen in BLR by the UK staff? or at DEL by the BA staff?
Oct 20, 21, 8:04 am
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Trying to make sense of new India travel rules
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Guideli...ctober2021.pdf
I'm due to fly EWR-BOM next week(Indian national, vaccinated in US) - Looks like US is not in Category A list - that means I'll be subject to test on arrival & home quarantine.
Any idea if this is only for foreign travelers or Indian citizens as well? (since the premise is 'reciprocity', I hope Indian citizens are exempted)
Makes no sense that UK is both high risk and in category A list!
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Guideli...ctober2021.pdf
I'm due to fly EWR-BOM next week(Indian national, vaccinated in US) - Looks like US is not in Category A list - that means I'll be subject to test on arrival & home quarantine.
Any idea if this is only for foreign travelers or Indian citizens as well? (since the premise is 'reciprocity', I hope Indian citizens are exempted)
Makes no sense that UK is both high risk and in category A list!
Oct 20, 21, 8:46 am
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Originally Posted by Acid
Makes no sense that UK is both high risk and in category A list!
Hmm....was that a typo (and a big one)..? May be they meant to add USA to the "Category A" list...?
Oct 20, 21, 9:16 am
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Point 16 - Travellers from Countries excluding those Countries at risk, will be allowed to leave the airport and shall self-monitor their health for 14 days’ post arrival. This is applicable to travellers from all Countries including Countries with which reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines also exist.
Does this mean travelers from US need not do the COVID test on Arrival ? This is so confusing .
Does this mean travelers from US need not do the COVID test on Arrival ? This is so confusing .
Oct 20, 21, 9:22 am
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Originally Posted by dip2007
Point 16 - Travellers from Countries excluding those Countries at risk, will be allowed to leave the airport and shall self-monitor their health for 14 days’ post arrival. This is applicable to travellers from all Countries including Countries with which reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines also exist.
Does this mean travelers from US need not do the COVID test on Arrival ? This is so confusing .
Does this mean travelers from US need not do the COVID test on Arrival ? This is so confusing .
Oct 20, 21, 9:26 am
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There is no Covid test on arrival for direct flights from USA. You need to upload your RT-PCR report etc. on the Air Suvidha portal before your journey. I think they're going to accept "approved" vaccination certificates too at some point soon so even that won't be required.
Quarantine is not required.
Quarantine is not required.
Oct 20, 21, 9:33 am
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Originally Posted by PiperAtGatesofDawn
There is no Covid test on arrival for direct flights from USA. You need to upload your RT-PCR report etc. on the Air Suvidha portal before your journey. I think they're going to accept "approved" vaccination certificates too at some point soon so even that won't be required.
Quarantine is not required.
Quarantine is not required.
Oct 20, 21, 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by Acid
I agree, this is confusing. I think we should be okay on reading further, worst case a couple of tests. Not sure how they will enforce home qurantine.
Point 15 a is applicable for countries which are at risk and which have vaccine reciprocal agreements like UK
Point 15 b is for countries which are at risk and there is no vaccine reciprocal agreements like China
Point 16 is for all countries like US , UAE etc .
Oct 20, 21, 9:36 am
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Originally Posted by dip2007
According to the new guidelines there is no concept of direct or layover flights for covid test on arrival . It now depends if you are coming from at risk countries or not and if India has vaccine reciprocal agreement . New guidelines here : https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/ListofC...ctober2021.pdf
The flowchart is easier to understand and looks like no change. They need to clean up the language in the text.
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Algorit...ctober2021.pdf
Oct 20, 21, 9:39 am
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Originally Posted by Acid
The flowchart is easier to understand and looks like no change. They need to clean up the language in the text.
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Algorit...ctober2021.pdf
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Algorit...ctober2021.pdf
Oct 20, 21, 2:02 pm
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Originally Posted by dip2007
According to the new guidelines there is no concept of direct or layover flights for covid test on arrival . It now depends if you are coming from at risk countries or not and if India has vaccine reciprocal agreement. New guidelines here: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/ListofC...ctober2021.pdf
Originally Posted by Acid
The flowchart is easier to understand and looks like no change. They need to clean up the language in the text. https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Algorit...ctober2021.pdf
Oct 21, 21, 11:33 am
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Does anyone know, or would anyone be willing to share his educated guess as to how "Travelers coming from Countries [...]" would be interpreted?
Could it mean: Traveller's country of residence? or perhaps citizenship? Country where the traveller started his journey? Country where the traveller boarded the direct flight to India?
Could it mean: Traveller's country of residence? or perhaps citizenship? Country where the traveller started his journey? Country where the traveller boarded the direct flight to India?
