From Saturday, passengers flying out of India will need to furnish a negative RT-PCR report with a QR code on it, reported News18. The guidelines were issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation last week.
The step has been taken to ensure that the RT-PCR test report is genuine after there were incidents of flyers producing fake or edited reports. It will also ensure minimum physical contact.
Airlines operating in the international sectors have been advised to make the necessary arrangements. “The airline operators are advised to accept only those passengers who are carrying a negative RT-PCR test report with QR code for boarding international flights departing from India after 0001 hours on 22nd May 2021,” the ministry had said in a release.
Currently, India has placed a ban on international commercial passenger flights till May 31. Several countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, the UAE and Britain, have also banned flights from India to curb the…