Did Indian govt ask airlines not to fly in Chinese nationals?
New Delhi, Dec 28: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday rejected media reports claiming the Indian government has 'informally' asked all airlines not to fly Chinese nationals into the country.
"It is wrong to make suggestions as to citizen of which country should come. There is no such information from our side," Puri said.
Earlier, reports said that the airlines were specifically asked not to fly in Chinese nationals to India.
Chinese
nationals
have
been
doing
so
by
first
flying
to
a
third
country
with
which
India
has
a
travel
bubble
and
from
there
they
fly
to
India.
Currently
the
tourist
visas
to
India
remain
suspended,
but
foreigners
are
allowed
to
travel
to
India
on
work.
A
majority
of
the
Chinese
nationals
flying
to
India
have
been
coming
form
air
bubble
countries
in
Europe.
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