A pre-departure RT-PCR negative test report will be mandatory from January 1, 2023, for passengers coming on all international flights from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and Japan.
From January 1, 2023, airlines are directed to modify their check-in functionalities to incorporate the changes and issue boarding passes only to those international passengers travelling from these five countries who have submitted self-declaration forms on the Air Suvidha portal.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on December 30, issued revised Covid guidelines for passengers arriving on international flights.
RT-PCR testing should have been done 72 hours before undertaking the journey.
The current practice of random testing of 2 per cent of arriving passengers in each international flight will also continue.
These decisions have been taken amid rising cases of coronavirus infections in various parts of the world and reports regarding the circulation of variants of SARS-CoV-2 in these five countries.
The ministry on Friday sent the communication regarding the revised guidelines to all scheduled commercial airlines, airport operators, and chief secretaries/ administrators of states/Union Territories, among others.
RT-PCR Negative Test Report Must Be From Jan 1 For Air Travellers From China, 4 Other Countries
For Chinese, Singaporean, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Thai, and Japanese passengers flying internationally on January 1, 2023, a pre-departure RT-PCR negative test report is required.
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RT-PCR Negative Test Report Must Be From Jan 1 For Air Travellers From China, 4 Other Countries
RT-PCR Negative Test Report Must Be From Jan 1 For Air Travellers From China, 4 Other Countries
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