Mangaluru: With RT-PCR tests that are fast becoming one of the main requirements for travelers to enter the United Arab Emirates (UAE), not available at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), passengers who depend on the second busiest airport in the state, must look at Another place to fly to Dubai, like through Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru, or Cochin International Airport (CIA), Kochi.
Effectively from Thursday, several categories of passengers will be given permission to enter the UAE, which includes a valid Visa UAE resident, after vaccinated in the UAE and has completed 14 days since being given the second dose of the vaccine to protect against Covid -19.
For some categories such as students and health professionals, vaccination is not mandatory.
When flying, travelers must have a valid negative Covid-19 test certificate issued within 48 hours to collect samples, and quick test (RT-PCR) conducted before taking a plane from the State of Departure.
Sources in the airline said the DGCA would not allow airlines to schedule flights unless the requirements of the destination country were met, while the authorities responsible at the airport provided facility scrambling to get traders who took a fast RT-PCR test.
, At the last minute.
Even though a vendor visited the airport a few days ago, there was no progress made.
The source shows that it will take at least one week to improve the facilities and run, if vendors are willing.
For travelers who have the comfort of international airports in their backyard, it will be a trial, because they have to travel with all their luggage to Bengaluru and Kochi, get a RT-PC test, wait a few hours, and once again get the RT-PCR Quickly done at the airport.
While the RT-PCR costs 800 Rs in Kia and CIA, neat-RT-PCR is four times more expensive than the first.
There is no direct flight to Dubai from Mangalore
