Mumbai: Covid Rapid test fee at Mumbai Airport has been dropped by half to Rs 1,975 from Rs 3,900 from Tuesday, said Mumbai International Airport Ltd.
With this, Mumbai Airport now offers one of the cheapest fast Covid tests in the country “this is in line with the latest direction of the Maharashtra government,” said Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) in a press statement.
Standard RT-PCR tests, which provide a report in 6-8 hours, RS 500 fees Covid fast.
At present, Hyderabad Airport continues to charge Hospital 3,900 offers the most expensive Covid test in India.
Covid test prices have fallen in most airports this month.
Earlier this month, the authority of the Indian airport managed by the Government (AAI) decided to continue the income obtained through this test to the passengers.
The percentage of income shares taken at the airport for the RT-PCR / RapidRT-PCR test in the contract in a drawn mode and further orders, said the letter sent by V a Chourey, executive director of AAI (operation) to regional executive director on Monday.
“The same benefit must be forwarded to passengers by reducing test costs,” he added that the airport director must take the necessary actions with the direct effect and continue the ‘action taken “to his office.
Following the order, Aai Airport crosses starting to cut the Covid test costs .
under norm testing of a new government in place to check the variant omicron passengers arriving from ‘at risk’ should be tested for RT-PCR on arrival.
Because passengers have to wait for their test results before they can leave or take a connecting flight, the demand for rapid tests have Rise.
While regular RT-PCR tests report in 6-8 hours and costs below a thousand rupees, fast tests use different technologies to issue reports within 13 minutes to two hours to two hours.
The passenger traveling to Dubai also had to undergo a covid test which is six hours before departure, under the norms of the entry g by UAE.