Japan has asked airlines to stop taking new incoming flight bookings over concerns about the Omicron virus variant, AFP quoted the transport ministry as saying.

“We have asked airlines to halt accepting all new incoming flight reservations for one month starting December 1,” a transport ministry official told AFP, adding that existing bookings would not be affected.

An international arrivals lobby is deserted at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov 29, 2021. — AP
An international arrivals lobby is deserted at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov 29, 2021. — AP

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