Airport security Central Industrial security force (CISF) has made a new airport rules for air passengers post lockdown imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus.
In the new plan submitted to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), CISF said that when flight operation resumes “passengers reaching timing at the airport two hours before their flight timing with proper protective gear eg; mask, gloves, and sanitisers.”
CISF also urged the civil aviation ministry that sanitiser bottles can be also placed at every exit and entry gates of the airports for passengers and employees.
Flying with a seat vacant between every two people may be the ‘new norms’ for air passengers when schedule commercial flights resume, CISF said in the new plan.
According to the officials, the plan is under consideration and therefore the idea behind it is to seek staggering flights to avoid crowding at airports at any time.
“We have proposed a new plan incorporating necessary precaution insight of the change of circumstances due to COVID-19. This has been sent to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) for consideration,” GA Ganapathy, Special Director (Airport) of CISF, told ANI.
Further, CISF advised all the airlines that, airlines make it clear for the passengers to whom so ever booking tickets they should make clear of their home/self-quarantine history.
If any passengers flying after quarantine history, CISF will screening them in isolation checking point where CISF officers are covered full personal protective equipment (PPE) suit. Airlines crew will offer sanitisers to each onboard passenger, as per the plan.
Passenger flight operations in India are suspended from March 25, because of coronavirus.
As of now, there is no clarity from the govt to resume flight operation. Minister of Civil Aviation (MoCA) Hardeep Puri tweeted, “The current Lockdown on both domestic & international passenger flights is till April 15. a choice to restart the flights after this period remains to be taken. If required, we will need to assess the situation on a case by case basis.”
Civil Aviation Ministry, Airport Authority Of India (AAI), Director General Of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and other stakeholders are working together on how to resume the operation post lockdown.
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