Mumbai airport is planning to multiply its domestic flight movement by 50 per cent from next week onwards. This following development has come into action after an announcement made by the Maharashtra state government allowing an increase in domestic flights to and from the state by 50 per cent.
Currently, around 100 daily domestic arrivals and as many departures are allowed from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). However, it is reported that the numbers have gone up to 150 daily domestic arrivals and as many departures from this month, thereby taking the number of 200 domestic arrivals-cum-departures to 300 in the city.
Recently, airlines are given permission to add flights whenever there is a requirement or they can. As per the reports, from next week the increase in the number of flights should begin. Likewise, Chennai currently allows 50 daily domestic departures and as many arrivals, and they are also in the plans to double their flight count.
Mumbai airport has also launched COVID-19 testing facility for all arriving passengers in the city to see that all the coronavirus safety norms are met. Because of this facility, the international passengers could opt-out for institutional quarantine, depending upon their test results which were given to them on spot. The latest facility to provide 24x7 Coronavirus testing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport was launched after the GMR group-owned Delhi airport had set up a similar facility on its airport premises.
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After new travel guidelines were released by the Home Ministry, air travel in the country is slowly coming on track and turning towards normalcy. The crises and restrictions caused due to COVID-19 hopefully can be revived through introducing this idea. India by far has recorded 68,35,655 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 1,05,526 deaths. As the border lockdown is slowly being eased by many countries the number of stranded passengers arriving in the country is also rising. Since air travel began its operations back, India has seen a rise in the number of cases.