Afghanistan to resume international flights
- Date of Publication : 15/06/2020 at 14:00 GMT
The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority has said that the international flights will resume soon keeping health measures strictly in view.
In a statement, the authority said that in order to prevent the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the terminal halls in Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, and Mazar-e-Sharif international airports have been marked to help passengers keep a distance.
The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority has said that the international flights will resume soon keeping health measures strictly in view.
In a statement, the authority said that in order to prevent the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the terminal halls in Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, and Mazar-e-Sharif international airports have been marked to help passengers keep a distance.
It is noteworthy that with the outbreak of the Coronavirus, flights to/from most countries around the globe, including Afghanistan, have been on hold.
Recently, with a decline in the spread of the virus, some countries have gradually resumed their flights.
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