Disinfect aircraft coming from Japan, South Korea, Italy before starting boarding for next flight: DGCA

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has made it mandatory for aircraft flying in from Italy, South Korea and Japan to India to be disinfected thoroughly. All incoming passengers on these flights to India will need to be screened and if any flyer shows symptoms of coronavirus, then the aircraft will have to undergo a more stringent disinfection process.
Boarding of passengers for the next flight supposed to be operated on these aircraft will begin only after the disinfcetion process has been carried out, says an order issued by DGCA on Tuesday evening.
“In case of disembarkation, passengers from Italy, Japan and South Korea or from a flight wherein a passenger has been identified as a suspect for COVID-19 at non aerobridge bay, and a vehicle has been utilised for transportation of passengers from bay to the terminal building, all such vehicles should also be subjected to (stringent) disinfection/ cleaning process.