CSMIA implements new quarantine rules

MUMBAI: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Thursday announced that it has started to implement the revised quarantine rules for international passengers arriving in the city. The Central government revised the guidelines last week.

According to concessions on quarantine regulations made for international passengers, those who have undertaken an RT-PCR test within 96 hours prior to their journey will have to fill the selfdeclaration form online at least 72 hours before their scheduled travel in order to be exempted from institutional quarantine.

A statement from the airport operator read, “An initiative undertaken by the Ministry of Civil Aviation allows international passengers arriving at the city’s airport to skip the compulsory institutional quarantine. Concessions on quarantine regulations have been made for international passengers traveling due to emergency and those who have undertaken an RT-PCR test within 96 hours prior to their planned journey.”

Previously, all international passengers arriving at the airport had to undergo two stages of quarantine — first they had to observe a mandatory seven-day institutional quarantine and then a seven-day home quarantine. However, as per the revised guidelines, passengers can bypass institutional quarantine by filling in a self-declaration form available online on the portal www.newdelhiairport.