Jordan announced yesterday, the resumption of flights with 22 "green countries", starting from the fifth of next August, after stopping for nearly five months due to the pandemic of the virus "Corona" emerging.
The Jordanian government last Tuesday identified a list of "green countries", that is, countries with a low-risk epidemiological situation, as travel to and from them will be permitted. The list includes 22 countries, including 12 countries that have direct flights with Jordan.
"As of the fifth of August, flights will be available from and to Jordan to specific countries," said Haitham Mesto, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission.
Mesto added to the official TV channel, "The Kingdom Channel" that "the Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority has informed the operators of airlines in the world that Jordanian airports are ready to receive international flights from some selected countries, based on a methodology prepared by the Ministry of Health previously, depends on the epidemiological situation of these countries."
Misto explained that "those coming from (green countries) will not need a 14-day quarantine, but there are procedures, including examining the BCR before departure," noting that "the list of (green countries) may change every two weeks."
The list of green countries includes: Austria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Taiwan and Thailand.
For his part, the Jordanian Minister of Transport, Khaled Saif, affirmed that "the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is discussing with the countries that are on the green list for the conduct of flights with them," pointing out that "Jordan is awaiting results to confirm the conduct of flights."
He said, "The aircraft will operate when the airports are reopened with their full capacity."
He indicated that "the heat of passengers will be measured through five thermal scanners, while there will be 11 stations at the airport for sampling (PCR), and 22 (counter) designated for laboratory registration and receipt of the results of the tests."