RIYADH, 30 September: The Ministry of Health has fined three airlines for violating health surveillance regulations on arriving at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.
The penalties, which have been issued in accordance with the general provisions of the executive regulations of the health surveillance law at entry points, stem from the ministry’s responsibility to address health risks and ensure public safety.
The ministry said the airlines did not comply with disease vector control measures after having failed to spray their aircraft with insecticides to specified standards.
This represented a breach of health procedures outlined in the executive regulations of the health surveillance law at entry points, the ministry added.
Disciplinary action has been taken against the companies to ensure that such breaches, which may endanger public health, are not repeated, the SPA reported.
The measures are part of the ministry’s ongoing supervisory efforts to boost health surveillance at airports and border crossings and safeguard public health by strictly enforcing regulations to ensure the health and safety of citizens, residents and visitors to the Kingdom.
