Coronavirus Travel Restrictions Saudi, UAE, Japan, & Kenya: There are a number of new international travel restrictions to help restrict the possible spread of coronavirus in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kenya, and Japan.
Saudi Arabia
Nationals of the GCC countries are no longer allowed to enter Saudi Arabia with a national ID card. They must travel with their passport.
Suspending all flights temporarily along with arrival to all passengers from following countries(Oman, Spain, Germany, France, Turkey) to any of Saudi Airports,
Tourist visas issued to passengers arriving from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China (People’s Rep.), Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong (SAR China), India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea (Rep.), Lebanon, Macao (SAR China), Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Somalia, Syria, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam or Yemen and traveling to Dammam (DMM), Jeddah (JED) or Riyadh (RUH) are no longer accepted.
United Arab Emirates
Nationals of Iran aren’t allowed to transit or enter the UAE.
This does not apply to passengers with a valid UAE resident visa. A prior ‘OK TO BOARD’ must be obtained from NAIC-UAE.
Nationals of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi are no longer allowed to enter the United Arab Emirates with a national ID card, but must carry a passport.
Nationals of Italy, Lebanon, and Syria arriving at Abu Dhabi (AUH) must go through a COVID-19 screening process, obtain a proof of screening slip before continuing to Immigration.
Kenya
Kenya has announced a ban on all flights from China and those originating from Northern Italy, declaring that all passengers will be required to declare whether they have visited either country in the past 14 days.
A0120/20 – DUE TO OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), ALL FLTS FM CHINA AND
THOSE ORIGINATING FROM NORTHERN ITALY, SPECIFICALLY VERONA AND MILAN ARE SUSPENDED FROM LANDING IN KENYA UFN.
ALL PAX FM OTHER AREAS SUSPECTED TO BE AFFECTED BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) WILL BE SUBJECTED TO PHYSICAL AND TEMPERATURE SCREENING ON ARR AT KENYA PORTS OF ENTRY.
UPON ARR, ALL AIRLINES SHOULD:
FILL AND SUBMIT TO PORT HEALTH GENERAL DECLARATION FORM ON HEALTH PART OF ACFT AND FLT MANIFEST
IF SUSPECTED CASES OF THE VIRUS ARE IDENTIFIED, INFORM PORT HEALTH THRU ATC THE FLW INFO:-
I) ACFT ID
II) DEP AD
III) ETA
IV) NR OF SUSPECTED CASES ON BOARD
V) NR OF POB
VI) SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
PAX WILL BE REQUIRED TO DECLARE IF THEY HAVE BEEN TO CHINA OR NORTHERN ITALY WITHIN THE LAST 14 DAYS. 04 MAR 12:40 2020 UNTIL 04 MAY 12:15 2020 ESTIMATED. CREATED: 04 MAR 12:39 2020
Japan
The Japanese government yesterday announced the following will not be permitted entry to Japan:
Foreigners who have Chinese passports issued by Hubei Province or Zhejiang Province in the People’s Republic of China.
Foreigners who have stayed in following cities/provinces/regions within 14 days prior to your arrival in Japan:
The People’s Republic of China：Hubei Province, Zhejiang Province
Republic of Korea：Daegu-guangyeok-si, or Gyeongsan-si, Andong-si, Yeongcheon-si, Cheondo-gun, Chilgok-gun, Uiseong-gun, Seongju-gun, Gunwi-gun in Gyeongsangbuk-do
Islamic Republic of Iran: Qom Province, Tehran Province, Gilan Province, Manzandaran Province, Isfahan Province, Alborz Province, Markazi Province, Qazvin Province, Semnan Province, Golestan Province, Lorestan Province
Italian Republic: Lombardy Region, Veneto Region, Emilia-Romagna Region, Marche Region, Piedmont Region
The Republic of San Marino
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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