Civil Aviation Authority Issues Stringent COVID-19 Travel Guidelines As Gov’t Plans TO Reopen Airport
By Keefa Nuwahereza
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued
new guidelines that all passengers who intend to travel via Entebbe International
Airport, as a way of preventing the spread of the deadly Coronavirus
(COVID-19).
The development comes at a time when government
is finalizing plans of reopening Entebbe
International Airport, which was closed to all passenger flights in March this
year, as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Before the lockdown, Entebbe airport could
handle between 90 to 120 flights daily.
According to our sources, here are some of the
new regulations issued by CAA;
In the new changes, departing passengers will
now be expected to arrive at the airport at least four hours before boarding to
go through the health port screening procedures.
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