Singapore accuses Indian airlines for not maintaining Covid-19 protocols

Apparently, after the complaint from the Singapore Immigration Authority, the DGCA has assured that strict action would be taken against the airlines

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The Singapore Immigration Department has said that Indian carriers were violating the protocol made for Covid-19 and sending its crew members for international flights without completing 14 days of mandatory home isolation. “Recently the Immigration Authority of Singapore raised concerns to India that Indian airlines have violated the Covid-19 isolation norms through diplomatic channels as well as aviation watchdog DGCA,” a government official was quoted by ANI.

Apparently, after the complaint from the Singapore Immigration Authority, the DGCA has assured that strict action would be taken against the airlines.

The rule is that a positive person travelling to Singapore would have to follow the mandatory 14-day home isolation with a negative RT-PCR report

According to the DGCA, an airline’s male crew tested positive for Covid-19 on December 31 and joined as per the duty roster on January 9 and the company scheduled its duty for the international (Singapore) flight this week.

“During immigration clearance at Changi airport, the immigration authority detained a crew member for violating the Covid-19 rules. The matter has been reported to the concerned department in India and the matter is under investigation,” a DGCA official told ANI.

The rule is that a positive person travelling to Singapore would have to follow the mandatory 14-day home isolation with a negative RT-PCR report.

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