DGCA may impose spot fines at airports for violation of Covid guidelines
Aviation
regulator DGCA on Tuesday told
airports to consider imposing spot fines, with the help of police authorities,
on passengers who are not wearing masks properly and maintaining social distance
as per the COVID-19 rules.
On March
13, the Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) had asked airlines to de-board passengers who do not wear
masks "properly" despite repeated warnings, and take action against
them as per rules.
In a
circular on Tuesday, the regulator said, "During the surveillance of some
airports, it has come to notice that compliance (of COVID-19 protocols) is not
satisfactory."
"All
airport operators, therefore, are requested to ensure that the instructions on
COVID-19 protocol from the standpoint of wearing face mask properly, covering
nose and mouth, as well as maintaining social distance norms within the airport
premises are followed scrupulously," it said.
Accordingly,
all airport operators can increase surveillance in this regard, the DGCA said. Read More
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