The government has also extended this arrivals ban to South Africa.
Initially introduced on Monday, December 21 as a way of deterring the new strain of Covid discovered in the UK, a ban on arriving passengers from the UK had been in place for 48 hours, and has seen several extensions added since then.
In light of the return to the
strictest Level 5 restrictions until Sunday, January 31, the Irish government have also announced that they will be extending the arrivals ban of UK passengers.
This passengers arrival ban also applies to those potentially arriving from South Africa, where another powerful variant of the Covid virus has been discovered.
Dublin Airport released a statement on social media for all potential passengers, saying the following:
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The Irish Govt has extended its ban on arriving passenger flights from Britain until 23.59 on Wed, Jan 6. Ban applies to all passenger flights with the exception of repatriation flights. Affected passengers should contact their airline in relation to their specific flight."
Aer Lingus also took to social media to announce the following:
"We won't be operating flights between Great Britain and Ireland up to 6 January 2021, following today's announcement. Customers impacted will be contacted directly with options. Full details are available on our website."
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