NE NEWS SERVICE
MUMBAI, MAY 26
IndiGo on Tuesday said it has grounded the crew that operated the Chennai-Coimbatore flight on Monday after one of the passengers onboard tested positive for coronavirus.
IndiGo says crew who operated the aircraft has been grounded and asked to quarantine for 14 days#aviation during #COVID__19 https://t.co/1UOBp12OEe pic.twitter.com/lCQN0LZ0nO
— Arindam Majumder (@ari_maj) May 26, 2020
The development assumes significance as this is possibly the first case of a passenger getting coronavirus infection after domestic flights resumed services on Monday.
In a statement issued here today, IndiGo said that a passenger who travelled on 6E 381 from Chennai to Coimbatore on Monday (May 25) evening has tested positive for COVID-19. He is currently quarantined at ESI state medical facility at Coimbatore.
“All our aircraft are regularly sanitised as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), and the aircraft operating this flight was also immediately disinfected as per protocol.
“The operating crew has been grounded for 14 days and we are in the process of notifying other passengers as per the government guidelines, to ensure safety of our passengers and staff,” the statement added.
