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India and Saudi Arabia sign air bubble pact, flights to start from January 1, 2022

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The Indian government has finalised an air bubble agreement with Saudi Arabia, which will allow all eligible passengers to travel between the two countries.

Under the new air bubble agreement, airlines will now be able to operate services between the two countries in compliance with COVID regulations.

From India to Saudi Arabia, nationals/residents of Saudi Arabia and any Indian nationals or nationals of Nepal or Bhutan holding a valid visa of Saudi Arabia and destined for Saudi Arabia will be allowed.

Traffic carried to/from India shall comprise of passengers originating from/destined to Saudi Arabia only, and similarly, traffic carried to/from Saudi Arabia shall comprise of passengers originating from/destined to India only.

With this, India now has an air bubble agreement with 34 countries, which includes, Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Ukraine, UAE, United Kingdom, USA, and Uzbekistan.