Coronavirus: Air India’s Milan-Delhi flight to be taken to remote bay for screening

NEW DELHI: Delhi Airport has made special provisions for Air India’s Milan-Delhi flight which will be landing on Wednesday morning. Sources say the aircraft will be taken to an isolation bay (number 13) where passengers and crew will alight the Boeing 787 operating as AI 138 from Milan Malpensa using stepladder. They will be individually screened on the tarmac for coronavirus. Italy is seeing the highest number of coronavirus cases outside China.
Italian carrier Alitalia had Sunday announced suspension of both domestic and international flights to and from Milan Malpensa airport after the government ordered a lockdown of large areas of northern Italy. Alitalia said it would operate only domestic flights from the smaller Milan Linate airport until at least April 3.
A fierce debate is on within Air India whether the airline should continue flying to Italy and South Korea capital Seoul.