Can one travel in United Airlines from India to Mexico during Covid bans?– During the Covid times when the world has seen lakhs of casualties, countries are asking people to refrain from travelling. However, travel cannot be fully stopped. Also read – India to USA via Dubai

India being the 2nd Most populated country in the world got devastated by the 2nd wave due to the Delta variant. To contain the spread of the deadly Delta variant many countries have put entry bans on people flying from India.

For example – the USA has implemented a presidential proclamation on India, Canada is not accepting RTCPR test reports from India, Saudi Arabia is not accepting people flying from India etc.

Because of these restrictions, many Air travel itineraries and routes have become invalid. Travellers not having proper information about these restrictions are getting trapped because of these invalid routes.

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Can one travel in United Airlines from India to Mexico

To get the answer to this question we will have to understand the aspects related to the travel in United Airlines from India to Mexico.

Travel restrictions to enter Mexico from India?

Fortunately, there are no travel restrictions to enter Mexico from India. There is no Ban on the entry of people flying from India. However, getting a valid visa is required to enter Mexico if one who is travelling does not have a Canadian and USA valid visa.

One who is having a Valid visa in Canada or the USA shall get an arrival visa entry in Mexico.

About United Airlines

United Airlines, Inc. is a major American airline headquartered at Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois. United operates a large domestic and international route network spanning cities large and small across the United States and all six continents. Measured by fleet size and the number of routes, it is the third-largest airline in the world.

Now, if United Airlines is an American airline, it is important to check the entry restrictions in USA for Indians.

Entry restrictions from India to USA

With specific exceptions, several Presidential proclamations suspend and limit entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of noncitizens who were physically present within the following countries during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States. For a full list of exceptions, please refer to the relevant proclamations in the links below.

China
European Schengen area(Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City)
United Kingdom(England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Republic of Ireland
Brazil
South Africa
India

It is clearly mentioned, that people having travel history in India in the last 14 days cannot even transit from the USA to travel to any other country.

Stopover country between India to Mexico in United Airlines

Every flight of United airlines from India to Mexico is having a layover in the USA. As mentioned above United Airlines is headquartered/based in the USA and as per IATA policies in the long routes, the airlines will have to take a layover in the home country. Obviously there will be other reasons also like, they will not have to pay hefty parking charges to the International Airports.