Burma will resume international passenger flights on April 17, the military junta announced Saturday, lifting a two-year shutdown on tourism in this highly unstable country following the February 2021 military coup.
“We will open all international flights on April 17 and it will be possible to fly as usual,” said the national committee responsible for managing the pandemic, noting a drop in covid-19 infections.
In its statement, this body assures that the decision is “to improve the tourism sector and to have a flow of trips from visitors who want to come to Burma”.
According to the Ministry of Health, visitors must be fully vaccinated and respect one week of quarantine during which they will undergo two PCR tests.
This Southeast Asian country closed its borders to international visitors in March 2020 at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Almost a year later, he suffered a military coup d'état followed by a harsh repression against dissent that has left more than 1,600 dead and also punished businesses, with numerous international firms leaving the country.
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