Pandemic Coronavirus outspread has not been contained as of yet and the infection rate also recorded a new surge with the start of winter season. As per the latest reports, a senior crew member from Air India Express’ cabin flew with the passengers even after testing positive for the COVID-19.
As per a report by Hindustan Times, the 44-year-old woman employee from Air India Express crew took an RT-PCR test on November 12, the report for which was received before the scheduled flight from Delhi. This crew member’s report and her schedule for Friday (November 13) also showed that the employee even operated on the same sector and returned to Delhi in a return flight. Apparently, this crew member was on duty and airlines was also reportedly aware that she tested positive for Covid-19. She is said to have flew around 50 minutes. The airline to now investigate the matter further.
A spokesperson from the airlines apparently said in a statement, “The said flight was a Delhi-Madurai flight, for which a pre-flight RT-PCR test is not mandatory. The head crew member was to operate the international sector the next day and hence had taken the test. However, she was quarantined from November 14 onwards and no other fellow crew members when tested were found infected. We will, however, surely investigate the matter.”
Earlier in the month of October, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) had suspended Air India Express flights between Dubai and India. However, this was withdrawn the same evening. The suspension reportedly commenced after a passenger on a Jaipur-Dubai flight was found Covid-19 positive.
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