Disorder, no social distancing, long wait times: Day 1 of increased testing at IGI Airport off to bumpy start

Long lines, crowded lounges, unclear instructions and costly Covid tests — these were some of the complaints passengers from ‘at risk’ countries landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport had on Wednesday morning, as new guidelines came into effect against the backdrop of the new Covid variant.

Under the guidelines, all passengers coming from ‘at-risk’ countries have to compulsorily undergo RT-PCR tests and five per cent of passengers arriving from other countries would have to take the test on a random basis.

The passengers will have to wait for the results before leaving the airport or taking a connecting flight.