Home quarantine no longer mandatory for domestic flyers to Maharashtra

As per the new guidelines issued by the government of Maharastra, domestic air passengers to the State no longer have to ‘home quarantine’ upon arrival.

As per the new guidelines issued by the government of Maharastra, domestic air passengers to the State no longer have to ‘home quarantine’ upon arrival.

In its recent Covid-19 guidelines, the Maharastra government issued updated guidelines for domestic air travel to Maharashtra.

Before, domestic passengers arriving at airports such as Mumbai would be stamped on their hands to be in mandatory home quarantine for 14 days.

“The domestic passengers arriving at different airports will be checked for Covid-19 symptoms. Stamping with indelible ink will be done away with,” read the new guidelines.

All passengers landing at Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Aurangabad airports will undergo thermal screening, will be checked for Covid-19 symptoms and will have to download the Aarogya Setu app.

Meanwhile, Airlines such as IndiGo issued notices to travellers who have been putting off travel plans primarily because of quarantine rules from various state governments. Henceforth, the Maharastra government has allowed airlines to deploy up to 75% of their domestic capacity.

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