Delhi International Airport Limited, the operator of Indira Gandhi International Airport, has installed around 513 overhead sensors at Terminal 3. These generate a density map that alerts ground staff immediately when flyers breach social distancing norms.
The company has the infrastructure and capabilities to handle as many charters as required, at its facility and ensure a quick 'turnaround time', it said in a release.
The first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines is likely to reach the Delhi airport from Pune over the next 48 hours. IGI Airport officials said they were prepared to handle and even store the vaccines on the premises, if required.
“One of the key challenges will be the availability of cold chain across India,” Delhi airport official said. The Indira Gandhi International Airport will be a main handling point and has facilities to store 2.7 million vials of vaccine at 2-to-8 degrees Celsius, as well as cooling chambers that can keep temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius.
The woman, a native of Rajahmundry, had gone to the UK 45 days ago and landed at Delhi airport where she was subjected to Covid-19 tests. She reportedly gave a slip to officials at the airport and boarded a Visakhapatnam-bound train without informing the authorities. She also switched off her phone.
Six people who had arrived from the United Kingdom tested positive for the novel coronavirus at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday. The total count is now 11 passengers and crew members, including five who had tested positive on Tuesday.
Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, the CEO of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), said at a press briefing that the vaccine distribution programme, which is likely to begin from January, has been named 'Project Sanjivani' by the airport operator.
All passengers arriving from the UK are now being tested for Covid-19 at Delhi airport, Health Minister Satyendar Jain told reporters.
Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi handled the highest volume of air cargo in the country in the past three months. In June, the airport recorded 1,850 cargo freighter aircraft movement — 1,091 scheduled and 759 non-scheduled — the highest in the country.
Passengers flying into Delhi from the novel coronavirus hotspots abroad but not showing any symptoms of the infection may be “hand stamped” — like Maharashtra has been doing — to ensure they do not break the mandatory home quarantine.
A Russian woman was arrested by the customs officials at the Delhi airport for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country growth hormone medicines worth Rs 32 lakh, according to a statement issued Friday.
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