IndiGo grounds Chennai-Coimbatore flight crew after passenger tests positive for coronavirus

IndiGo on Tuesday grounded the crew of Chennai-Coimbatore flight after a passenger travelling on-board was found to be coronavirus positive.

This is the first case of a passenger testing positive for Covid-19 after the domestic flight services resumed on Monday.

The passenger, who was on-board the Chennai-Coimbatore IndiGo flight 6E 381, has been sent on quarantine at ESI state medical facility at Coimbatore. As a precautionary measure, the crew members that operated on the flight have been grounded for 14 days, IndiGo said in a statement.