Didn’t violate testing rules, US airline says in reply
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: 05.12.2021
American Airlines (AA) has responded to the Delhi government’s showcause notice on alleged violation of 2% testing of passengers arriving from ‘not-at-risk’ countries by saying that it “believes (its) flight was in compliance with the latest guidelines.”
Following Omicron, India has mandated that all arrivals from at-risk countries and 2% randomly selected from not-atrisk countries (that include US, Canada and UAE, among others) will be tested on landing here.
The government had issued a notice to AA on Friday on the grounds that its crew of a New York-Delhi flight did not randomly identify the required 2% passengers for on-arrival testing at IGIA. Passengers randomly selected “shall be escorted by the concerned airlines/aviation ministry to the testing area on arrival. The GM of the concerned airline is hereby show caused for not complying with the directions...,” says the notice issued by Delhi Cantonment SDM Piyush Arun Rohankar.
AA said in a statement: “American Airlines holds the health and well-being of our customers and team members as our highest priority, and we take care to abide by Covid-19 guidelines and all other rules and regulations established by governments in markets where we operate. We received the notice and believe our flight was in compliance with the latest guidelines, and we have responded accordingly.”
The New Delhi district administration has also issued show cause notices to Air India and a private airline from Iran for alleged violation of passenger boarding guidelines issued following the emergence of Omicron, PTI reported on Saturday. Officials said three passengers — one each in Air India flights from Dubai and Amritsar, and the third travelling in a Mahan Air flight from Tehran — were allowed boarding without filing up their personal details. No response was available from the two airlines.
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