The airport authorities have earmarked the old domestic terminal building to house fliers returning from abroad until state agencies figure out where to quarantine them, officials said on Thursday.
The decision follows a fiasco over fliers from Malaysia who refused to go to any paid quarantine centre after landing at the airport around 7pm on Tuesday and, instead, headed home. The passengers, who are labourers and had no income over the past few months because of the Covid-19 pandemic, sat on the floor in the arrival section for close to seven hours before they were allowed to leave early on Wednesday.
