7 Air India passengers test COVID-19 positive in New Zealand after arrival from Delhi

New Delhi: Seven passengers who travelled from Delhi to Auckland in New Zealand on Sunday on an Air India flight have tested positive for COVID-19 three days after their arrival, a senior government official said on Friday.

Earlier this month, all Air India passenger flights were barred from landing in Hong Kong till August-end after 14 passengers on its Delhi-Hong Kong flight of August 14 tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival.

“Seven passengers on Sunday’s Air India Delhi-Auckland flight have tested positive for COVID-19 three days after arrival,” the government official said.

In response to PTI’s request for a statement on this matter, Air India said, “We would not like to make any comment on the issue at this stage.”