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The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has permitted B737 MAX operations in the country as of April 11, 2022, paving the way for Ethiopian Airlines to reactivate its four B737-8s. "The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been conducting rigorous investigation bidding to find out the underlying reasons that caused the crash and have come up with inviolable regulation that should be enforced. On top of that, the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has conducted rigorous and careful inspections on the alterations made in the design of the airplane as well as the regulations put into practice," the regulator said. The ECAA published an advisory circular outlining the steps to be taken before the aircraft could be reactivated in December 2021. Ethiopian Airlines operated a four-hour proving flight with the authorities and journalists on board on February 1, hoping to resume commercial operations shortly after. However, it ultimately had to contend with more than two more months of grounding.<br/>

Air India has cancelled flight services to Hong Kong due to Covid-19 restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities and limited demand in the sector, the airline said. "Due to restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities and limited demand on the sector, our flights to Hong Kong and back of 19th and 23rd April stand cancelled," Air India tweeted on Sunday. Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a Covid-19 negative certificate from a test done 48 hours prior to the journey, according to rules issued by the Hong Kong government. Earlier in January, this year, Hong Kong had announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including India, as the world continues to witness a surge in the Omicron variant of Covid-19.<br/>