West Bengal flights operations resume today: Here are the rules

Domestic flight operations to and from Kolkata will resume from today, 63 days after the flights ban were announced to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Though domestic flight operations across the country began on May 25, it could not be restarted in Kolkata as the state machinery was involved in the relief and restoration work after the extremely severe Cyclone Amphan whiplashed many areas of the state.

On Thursday, 10 flights will take off from Kolkata and an equal number will arrive in the city, sources at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport told PTI.

Here are the new guidelines issued by the West Bengal govt:

1) People entering West Bengal must submit a self-declaration form stating that they had not tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two months.

2) All passengers shall undergo health screening at the point of departure and only asymptomatic passengers shall be allowed to board the plane.

3) On arrival, health screening shall be done for all the passengers. Asymptomatic passengers will be permitted to go with the advice that they shall self monitor their health for 14 days. In case they develop any symptoms, they shall inform the local medical officer or state call center 1800 313 444 222/033-23412600,2357 3636/1083/1085 for medical interventions.

4) All symptomatic passengers will be taken to the nearest health facility for testing samples.

5) Passengers with moderate or severe symptoms will be admitted to the dedicated COVID-19 health facility and managed accordingly.

6) Regular sanitisation, disinfection shall be done at the airport, the advisory stated, adding that there should be adequate availability of sanitisers at different points.

7) Adequate publicity for maintenance of social distancing norms and health hygiene protocol should be done at the airport

8) At airport, during boarding and travel, passengers shall use face covers/mask. They will also follow hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette and maintain social distancing norms

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