In today’s important flight news, three states have announced new changes in their travel guidelines and advised all incoming travellers to take note of these updates in order to avoid any hassles while travelling.
Along with this, after several other states, such as Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha extended their lockdowns and curfews, now, Telangana has also notified about extension of the state-wide lockdown currently in place.
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Here are all the details:
1. Maharashtra
The Maharashtra government had earlier announced that incoming travellers from other states will be required to bring a negative report not older than 48 hours.
Now, as per a new notification from IndiGo Airlines, while for Mumbai Airport, the 48 hours of the negative report will be counted from report issuance, for Pune Airport, the 48 hours of the negative report will be counted from swab collection:
This is applicable for travel within the state of Maharashtra as well from other states/UTs. Passengers without a negative report shall be denied boarding. Know more https://t.co/5hkcGkXzBy #LetsIndiGo #Aviation #Guidelines pic.twitter.com/3ppe2ykvyH
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) May 18, 2021
Disclaimer: Since guidelines are subject to change on short notice, we advise travellers to reconfirm the RT-PCR and entry requirements with their respective airlines before travelling.
2. Jharkhand
Jharkhand had announced that all incoming travellers to the state (except those leaving within 72 hours) will be required to undergo home quarantine for seven days.
Now, as an addition to the above guidelines, all incoming travellers to Jharkhand will also be required to register on the state portal (www.jharkhandtravel.nic.in):
Take heed of these travel updates for Jharkhand. Know more https://t.co/NyBka9qQtX #LetsIndiGo #Aviation #Guidelines #Jharkhand pic.twitter.com/lZwKD01NDg
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) May 17, 2021
3. Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu has made epass generation from the state portal (https://eregister.tnega.org/#/user/pass) mandatory for travel within the state, from another state/union territory and country.
Along with this, a negative report not older than 72 hours (counted from the time of swab collection) is now mandatory for travellers entering Coimbatore:
Get these travel requirements, effective immediately, in place before leaving for Tamil Nadu. Know more https://t.co/XQasFSM9gN #LetsIndiGo #Aviation #Guidelines pic.twitter.com/PoM4w97hpJ
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) May 20, 2021
4. Telangana
The Telangana government has extended the lockdown in the state till May 30. The lockdown has been in force since May 12, with daily relaxations between 6 am and 10 am. Air and rail travel is permitted, and travellers can continue to move to/from airports and railway stations with a valid boarding pass/train ticket.
Here is the official order for lockdown extension:
GAD – Covid-19 – Disaster Management Act,2005 – Extension of Lockdown – Orders Issued.@TelanganaCMO @SomeshKumarIAS @TelanganaCS pic.twitter.com/Udd5eEZH2Q
— IPRDepartment (@IPRTelangana) May 20, 2021
Stay safe, and don’t forget to follow all COVID-related precautions!
