ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority has revised rules fordomestic and international travel in the latest travel advisory.
As the Covid-19 curve flattened in the South Asian nation, officialsremoved several conditions including mandatory face masks on domestic andinternational flights.
The top aviation authority issued an advisory to all airlines and travelagents, announcing that wearing facial masks is no more mandatory on-boardflights after the country’s top body advised to revise rules for domesticand international travel.
A notification issued in this regard cited “Amid declining COVID-19 trendacross the country, mask-wearing as a part of nonpharmaceuticalinterventions is no longer a mandatory requirement during domestic andinternational travel; however, still preferable.”
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Earlier this year, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority imposed regulation onwearing masks amid Covid resurgence.
The development comes as more than 90 percent population of the South Asiannation has been vaccinated against the novel virus, reports said, withSindh remains on top of the list while Punjab remains runner-up.
