IndiGo crew grounded after passenger on Chennai-Coimbatore flight tests coronavirus positive

A 24-year-old man, who arrived in Coimbatore by an Indigo flight from Chennai on Monday, has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to grounding of the crew.

Indigo confirmed that it has grounded the crew that operated the flight from Chennai-Coimbatore on Monday evening.

The man, who arrived in Coimbatore on Monday evening, was tested for coronavirus and then sent to a quarantine facility. On Tuesday, he was admitted to the ESI Medical College and Hospital after his swab samples came positive.

In a statement, IndiGo said that a passenger who travelled on 6E 381 from Chennai to Coimbatore on May 25 evening has tested positive for COVID-19.