DGCA warns airlines of action, if declaration forms not provided to passengers

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has warned all airlines to ensure that proper declaration forms are provided to passengers entering India or their operations may be cancelled.

Sources in the aviation regulator said that they have been informed that some international airlines are not providing declaration forms to passengers arriving into India.

“Some international airlines are not following our directive and not providing declaration forms to passengers. We will go to the extent of cancelling their operations into India, if proper procedures, mandated by the health ministry, is not followed,” said a DGCA official, who did. It want to be identified.