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Canada lifts ban on direct flights from India

TBM Staff | Mumbai Monday, 27 September 2021, 8:54 AM

Canada will allow direct flights from India from September 27, lifting the ban on them after a gap of more than five months. Announcing the decision, Transport Canada on September 25 in a tweet said: “Beginning at 00:01 EDT on September 27, direct flights from India can land in Canada Continue Reading

Canada further extends ban on passenger flights from India till Aug 21

TBM Staff | Mumbai Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 12:45 PM

Canada on Monday announced that it is extending the ban on incoming passenger flights from India for another month due to the Delta variant of Covid-19. The ban, which was imposed on April 22 when India was witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, was set to expire on July 21, but will now remain in […]Continue Reading

Unvaccinated Tourists Won’t Be Allowed Into Canada For “Quite A While”: Justin Trudeau

TBM Staff | Mumbai Friday, 9 July 2021, 4:15 PM

Canada has started easing pandemic travel restrictions for its citizens, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it will be “quite a while” before unvaccinated foreign tourists are allowed into the country. “I can tell you right now, that’s not going to happen for quite a while,” Trudeau said. “We need to continue to ensure that […]Continue Reading