IAF decides not to allow virus suspects to board aircraft

Having airlifted 170 Indian citizens from Wuhan and Iran since the cornoavirus pandemic outbreak, the IAF has decided not to allow COVID-19 suspects to board the aircraft and directed the pilots and other crew to remain in the cockpit at the time of escorting passengers from outside the country as a precautionary measure.

In the latest set of advisories, the IAF also asked its crew to brief passengers about social distancing, cough etiquettes, refrain from touching aircraft surfaces and personal hygiene.

As per the drill, the boarding passengers will go through thermal screening and any symptomatic person will not be allowed to board the plane, officials said here on Monday.