Saudia airline has issued new travel guidelines for 38 countries with high rates of coronavirus cases prior to borders reopening on May 17 for vaccinated citizens.
The list of countries includes India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the US, UK, UAE, Egypt, Kuwait, the Philippines, Malaysia, Morocco, Spain, Iraq, Ethiopia, Maldives, China, Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria, Bangladesh, Greece, Jordan, Kenya, Turkey, Germany, Bahrain, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Nigeria, Tunisia, Oman and Mauritius.
Before departure, Saudia requires travellers to obtain a PCR test result certificate from an accredited screening centre in the kingdom.
On returning to the kingdom, travellers have to quarantine at home for seven days and take a PCR test at the end of the week. Children under 8 are exempt.
In February, Saudi Arabia suspended entry to the kingdom from 20 countries, exempting health workers and their families, citizens and diplomats.
The Ministry of Interior will lift the suspension on international travel from 1am on Monday, May 17, for citizens who are vaccinated, have received the first dose of the vaccine 14 days before travelling, or have caught the virus in the past six months.
06/05/21 Mariam Nihal/National
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