Following the discovery of a new strain of the Covid-19 virus, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) made the RT-PCR test mandatory for international passengers arriving at Mumbai Airport from September 3, 2021.
Passengers from the UK and the rest of Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand and Zimbabwe must undergo an RT-PCR test at their own expense upon arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai .
The BMC’s guidelines came after the central government issued similar guidelines for international travelers to India in the wake of the new and rapidly spreading strain of the Covid-19 virus. According to the tariff set by the center, passengers will be charged 600 rupees for an RT-PCR test.
In line with the new government guidelines, institutional quarantine for international passengers has been abolished. However, some new guidelines have been introduced for international travelers.
To ensure effective implementation of government-issued protocols, Mumbai Airport’s operating system has put in place adequate provisions for RT-PCR testing of passengers. The airport has increased its capacity to test around 600 passengers per hour.
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The following are the guidelines for international passengers on Wednesday:
-All international passengers arriving from OR through the UK, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe must be in Chhatrapati upon arrival. will be subjected to a self-paid RT-PCR test at Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, with effect from 03.09.2021 at midnight.
-All the exemptions granted in the previous circular are no longer applicable. (Full / double Covid-19 vaccination, passengers over 65 years, etc.)
-All other passengers (except UK, Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe) who need to leave Mumbai Airport OR take a connecting flight must present their negative RT-PCR test Report carried out within 72 hours of travel and ready to leave the airport. The RT-PCR test is not mandatory for such passengers on arrival at Mumbai Airport from 03.09.2021 at 00.00 a.m.
-All passengers must submit their self-declaration and commitment to the officials deployed at Mumbai Airport and must undergo a 14-day domestic quarantine.
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