EgyptAir announces suspension of flights to, from Saudi Arabia per latter's instructions on int'l flights

CAIRO – 21 December 2020: Flights to and from Saudi Arabia have been suspended as of Monday for a week, subject to extension, according to an EgyptAir tweet.

“Per the instructions issued by the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation, all arriving and departing international flights [from Saudia Arabia] have been suspended as of Monday Dec. 21, 2020,” the tweet said.

Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that because of the reportedly new Covid strain, all flights will be suspended until more information is available about the strain. More instructions were also announced regarding people coming from Europe, such as obligatory quarantine and a Covid-19 swab test.