Pakistani Nationals stuck at London’s Heathrow Airport
London, 30th December: Pakistani nationals are not being allowed to board flights from London’s Heathrow Airport.
According to reports, Pakistani nationals who intend to fly back to the country have not been able to board flights at the Heathrow Airport.
According to Geo News, airlines in the UK have refused to fly back Pakistani passengers despite Pakistan government’s directives that Pakistani passport-holders and students would be allowed to travel to the country, provided they hold a negative coronavirus test conducted within 72 hours of the travel time.
However, the passengers are not being allowed to board flights even with a negative COVID-19 test result.
As per latest reports, passengers staged a protest over the non-cooperation of the airlines at the Heathrow Airport.
Earlier this month, when a new strain of COVID-19 was detected in the UK, countries including Pakistan placed travel restrictions and closed their borders.
The new strain, referred to by some experts as the B.1.17 lineage, is not the first variant of COVID-19 pandemic, but it is said to be up to 70% more transmissible than the previously dominant strain in the UK.
It has since been detected in some European countries, South Africa, India, Japan, Pakistan and now a confirmed case has also been reported from the United States.
It is pertinent to note here on December 21, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) placed a temporary restriction on inbound flights from the UK keeping in view the emergence of a new variant of the coronavirus.
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