Mangaluru: Relief to airline operators, especially at small airports such as Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), Dubai’s civil aviation authority has enabled RT-PCR tests that were quickly taken six hours before flight departure, instead of four hours.
, which is the previous norm.
Communication for all private airlines and operators by the authorities stated that from Tuesday, RT-PCR tests that could be able to do at the departure airport within six hours of departure, to provide flexibility to airlines.
This rule applies to passengers from India, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Uganda.
The authority also emphasizes that this airline must ensure that RT-PCR reports are quickly based on molecular diagnostic testing intended for qualitative detection of nucleic acid for the RNA virus SARS-COV-2.
This happens as a big help for smaller airports, and even a larger airport, where infrastructure is limited, or there will be chaos if two to three international flights are scheduled to leave for UAE or other purposes, which requires such tests in something.
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It will also help airline staff will streamline the check-in process and issue a dormitory ticket to passengers who test negatively in the fast RT-PCR test.
The previous circle of authority on August 8 has set a fast RT-PCR to be taken four hours before flight departure.