Confusion, Jitters As Indian Domestic Flights Resume
A passenger wearing a PPE protective outfit arrive at the Kamaraj domestic airport during the first day of resuming of domestic flights after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai on May 25, 2020. Arun SANKAR / AFP.Domestic flights resumed in India on Monday even as coronavirus cases surge, while confusion about quarantine rules prompted jitters among passengers and the cancellation of dozens of planes.
Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said strict rules would include mandatory mask-wearing and thermal screenings, although middle seats on the aircraft would not be kept empty. Airlines scrapped dozens of flights on Monday while hundreds of passengers cancelled their bookings, reports said. At Mumbai airport social distancing was forgotten as irate passengers harangued staff after their flights were cancelled at the last minute.At New Delhi airport, hundreds of people anxious to get home but apprehensive about the risks queued from before dawn — all wearing masks and standing at least one metre apart.
“Anything can happen. It’s very risky. I don’t really know when I’ll be able to come back to Delhi now. There is no clarity from the university too at this time.”
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