Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that all flights to and from UK will be suspended till December 31. The minister said, “There are reports from the United Kingdom (UK) that new virus strain is spreading at an alarming rate. Therefore, we have decided from 23.59 hours of December 22 (Tuesday) all flights to and from UK will be temporarily suspended till December 31, 2020,” he added. “It has been decided that passengers arriving from the United Kingdom on all international flights, till 23.59 hours of December 22, should be subjected to 100% mandatory RT PCR tests on arrival,” Hardeep Singh Puri further stated.