Airlines Failed To Check RT-PCR Reports Of Passengers; Delhi Government Files Cases
- by Abin George
- a year ago
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New
Delhi: The
ongoing wave of the novel Coronavirus has again affected various states of
India. Maharashtra has recorded the maximum number of cases and has been under
lockdown since Thursday. While travel restrictions weren't imposed by the Delhi
government for passengers from Maharashtra, a negative COVID-19 report was made
compulsory for travelling to New Delhi.
This order was violated by four major
airlines namely -
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IndiGo
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Vistara
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AirAsia
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Spicejet
FIR was filed against all the above
mentioned airlines by the Delhi government on Sunday for not checking the
RT-PCR reports of their respective passengers who travelled in from
Maharashtra. "These are times of utter distress and lapses from these airlines
can result in severe consequences", stated a Delhi government official.
The Delhi government who themselves are
facing tragic times as the national capital is also under the attack of the
virus, had made it compulsory to carry a negative RT-PCR report for passengers
coming from Maharashtra. The report had to be a recent one not older than 72
hours.
The cases are against prominent airlines
of India and have been filed under the Disaster Management Act. In response the
IndiGo airline officials stated that they did not receive any FIR regarding the
issue.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had urged
the people to be cautious and to practice Covid protocols strictly. Stringent
measures like the night curfew and weekend lockdown were imposed earlier in the
national capital.
Amongst various measures had also asked
the passengers coming from Maharashtra to cooperate in a random sample
collection for research purposes. The passengers would be allowed to exit after
the collection. Temperature checks and
Thermal screening are also being practiced in all the airports across Delhi.