COVID-19 Guidelines: Airport will accommodate 1500 passengers at a time

Each passenger who will undergo the RT-PCR test will be charged around Rs 1,700

New Delhi: The Delhi Govt. is working on precautionary steps to fight from the new strain. According to the officials, The Delhi International Airport has made arrangements to accommodate at the airport up to 1,500 international passengers at a time, including those coming from "at-risk" countries, till results of their RT-PCR tests taken after arrival are declared.

The airport officials also added that "Each passenger who will undergo the RT-PCR test will be charged around Rs 1,700. The amount includes charges for the RT-PCR test, and food and water during their stay at the airport till the test results come."

Internation airports are all set to take assertive steps to combat Omicron.

Under the guidelines, all passengers coming from at-risk countries have to compulsorily undergo RT-PCR tests and five per cent of passengers arriving from other countries would also have to take the test on a random basis. The passengers will have to wait for the results before leaving the airport or taking a connecting flight.

The officials said that arrangements have been made at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital to implement the new guidelines and ensure necessary social distancing among passengers.

The airport can accommodate 1,400-1,500 passengers at a time, including those coming from at-risk countries, inside the airport. The passengers will have to spend at least six hours at the premises, including waiting for the RT-PCR test results, they added.

According to the officials, the testing facility at the airport can take 400-500 samples in one hour and one test result is expected in four hours or more time.

The immigration process will be done for the passengers only after their test results come. If required, the facilities for the passengers can be scaled up, the officials said.