Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday promised to take immediate action after a passenger alleged violation of COVID-19 social distancing protocol at the Srinagar airport. Sanjay Raina posted three pictures on Twitter on Thursday morning showing passengers standing extremely close to each other during a security check at the airport. <\/p>\n
Raina tagged Puri in his tweet, saying: “Shocking violation of #COVID19 protocol , sheer incompetence of authorities & security personnel at #SrinagarAirport. Horrible to say the least. Someone needs to take responsibility. Hats off to airline staff still managing.” <\/p>\n
In his response, Puri said that he had discussed the matter with Arvind Singh, Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI). <\/p>\n
“We will check the facts & take immediate corrective action,” the minister added. <\/p>\n
The AAI manages more than 100 airports across India, including the Srinagar airport. <\/p>\n
In April, the AAI had issued guidelines to its airports wherein it said sufficient staff must be deployed near washrooms, X-ray machines and conveyor belts to ensure that passengers maintain social distancing norms. <\/p>\n
Alternate check-in counters may be opened and that too well-in advance so as to stagger the crowd and avoid congestion, the guidelines noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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