Air India Express operations to Dubai temporarily suspended after passenger detected with COVID-19 positive

  • Date: 18-Sep-2020
  • Source: Times of Oman
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:UAE
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Air India Express operations to Dubai temporarily suspended after passenger detected with COVID-19 positive

New Delhi: After a COVID-19 positive passenger was found on a flight, all operations of Air India Express to Dubai Airports was temporarily suspended for a duration of 15 days till October 2.In a notice issued by Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, the operation was suspended after a COVID-19 positive passenger was found onboard a Jaipur-Dubai flight on September 4. "All operation of Air India Express to Dubai Airports suspended for 15 days till October 2 after a COVID-19 positive passenger was found onboard a Jaipur-Dubai flight on September 4. It was 2nd such instance," said SA Kankazar, Air Transport and International Affairs Sector, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority."We write with reference to flight No. IX1135 operated by Air India Express on 4th September 2020, from Jaipur (JAI) to Dubai International Airport,