Bhubaneswar: Amid spike in COVID-19 cases, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has called for strict compliance to protocols during air travel.
In a circular, the DGCA said that passengers will be “de-boarded” from flights if they don’t wear masks properly inside the aircraft or don’t follow “Covid-19 appropriate behaviour”.
If a passenger violates protocol despite repeated warnings then the passenger will be treated as ‘Unruly Passenger’, it added.
“It has been noticed that some travellers undertaking air journey do not adhere to ‘Covid-19 protocols’ which essentially involves wearing of masks properly that is not below the nose during all times of the journey from entering the Airport for departure to exiting the airport after arrival”, the aviation regulator said.