Flight Restrictions: International Flight Restrictions Extended Until March 31

Ministry of Transport and Communications made an announcement stating that the Ministry of Health has issued a directive on the temporary restriction of international commercial passenger flights to Myanmar on 29-3-2020 since it is crucial to control the spread of the COVID-19 disease in Myanmar.

With the permission of the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), “Temporary Measures to Prevent Importation of COVID-19 to Myanmar through Air Travel” was revised as “Temporary Measures to Prevent Importation of COVID-19 to Myanmar through Air Travel Issue-2” on (31-1-2022) till 23:59 hours on (28-2-2022) of Myanmar Standard Time.

Until now, the prevalence of the COVID-19 epidemic has risen in most parts of the world. With the permission of the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the effective period of the above directive has been extended to 23:59 hours of Myanmar Standard Time on 31 March 2022 to further prevent the risk of COVID-19 transmission via international air passengers into Myanmar.