Two SpiceJet passengers test Covid-19 positive
New Delhi/IBNS: Two SpiceJet passengers on Ahmedabad-Guwahati flight on Monday have tested positive for coronavirus, the airline said on Wednesday.
After a gap of two months, India resumed domestic flight services from Monday last. Several chief ministers, including that of West Bengal,Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra had raised apprehensions over a possible spike in coronavirus cases with the resumption of domestic air services.
However, international flight services continue to remain suspended for the time being.
The airline said the passengers had travelled on SG-8194 (Ahmedabad-Delhi) and SG-8152 (Delhi-Guwahati), an airline spokesperson said, informed media reports. COVID tests were conducted at Guwahati and the test reports came on May 27. All passengers as well as the operating crew were quarantined.
All scheduled commercial flights were suspended from March 25 to May 24 to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
A 50-year-old Air India staff, who was onboard a Delhi-Ludhiana flight on May 25, has tested positive for coronavirus, reports said.
He was among eleven people on board the flight. However, his co-passengers' samples tested negative.
A total of 116 samples were taken for test on Monday as the domestic flight operation began after two months of halt following coronavirus lockdown.
The infected patient is a resident of Delhi and works as security staff for air India.
After he arrived at at the Sahnewal Airport, he was sent to a local isolation centre, while the others were sent on mandatory home quarantine.
Meanwhile, a passenger on a Chennai-Coimbatore IndiGo flight on Monday has also tested positive for the highly contagious virus.
Following this, IndiGo has grounded the entire crew for 14 days.
The Centre last week allowed one-third of domestic flights to operate from Monday. However, several states had requested to defer the resumption of the services over the rising concern of Coronavirus.
Issuing guidelines for the passengers, the Health Ministry on Sunday directed passengers to download the Aarogya Setu app on their mobile devices and asked states to ensure thermal screening at the departure point of airports, railway stations and bus terminals.
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