Coronavirus: SilkAir flight to Nepal held up over European passenger

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NEW DELHI - A Silk Air flight from Singapore ran into trouble upon landing in Nepal over the weekend, with passengers not allowed to get off the plane as authorities deliberated over whether the presence of a passenger from Europe contravened coronavirus-related flight bans.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW DELHI - A SilkAir flight from Singapore ran into trouble upon landing in Nepal over the weekend, with passengers not allowed to get off the plane as authorities deliberated over whether the presence of a passenger from Europe contravened coronavirus-related flight bans.

Nepal, which has reported one coronavirus case so far, had banned transit passengers from Europe as well as all flights from Europe as part of efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. The flight was eventually allowed to land for refuelling, but the passengers were not allowed to disembark."After refuelling, the pilot was trying to take off when passengers created a ruckus. The pilot conveyed that he would not fly with angry passengers,'' said Nepal-based journalist Yubaraj Ghimire.

 

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