Mumbai. 22 December 2020. Adhering to the latest directive issued by the Government of India and the state government, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) announces resulting changes for the passengers travelling via the airport.
Effective 23:59 hrs December 22, 2020 until 23:59hrs on December 31, 2020: All flights to and from the United Kingdom are suspended temporarily.
Yesterday, CSMIA had four flights, one from Amsterdam and three from London carrying over 690 passengers. Today, 22nd December there are Zero flights operating to and from London. There are five flights arriving and eight departing to Dubai and one departing for Doha
Effective, December 22, 2020: Passengers arriving from the Middle East and European countries, irrespective of their further travel plans, will be subjected to mandatory institutional quarantine; any passenger identified as being symptomatic on arrival will be transferred to designated COVID facility for further evaluation. Passengers arriving from these regions will be transported by state officials to nearby hotels of their preference to undergo institutional quarantine for seven days at their own cost.
As per the guidelines, instead of undergoing a test at the airport, passengers will have to undergo the RT-PCR test during the 5th-7th day of the institutional quarantine at the hotel at their own cost. Passengers with a negative test report will be discharged to observe home quarantine for 7 days. Meanwhile, passengers with a positive report will be directed to continue to quarantine at the same hotel or in a state-designated COVID-19 facility for 14 days.
