Jaipur: Air travel resumes tomorrow with 21 flights connecting 13 major cities

JAIPUR: Good news for flyers. From Monday, the city airport is going to restore at least 21 flights to 13 cities including Mumbai, Bangalore, Amritsar, Surat and New Delhi.
Authorities at Jaipur airport are working round-the-clock to complete various work related to the SOPs for the restoration of flights. Various teams have been trained and told about the new SOPs. Different areas of the airport has various kinds of marks to ensure social distancing by passengers and crew.
According to sources, the airport and various operators have sent their flight plan to the Director General of Civil Aviation and bookings for various circuits have already been started.
Authorities said they have evolved a ‘no touch’ system while to manage passengers. “There will be web check-ins and passengers will have to install Aarogya Setu app. We have put up various markings across the airport at the check in, security and waiting area. Various teams had been working for the last 14 days to prepare the airport to handle flights,” said airport director Jaideep Singh Balhara.
He added various departments and their teams were also informed and educated about the new SOPs.
He added there will be two flights daily to Mumbai, four flights each to Bangalore and New Delhi and one flight each to cities like Agra, Amritsar, Surat and Jalandhar.
However, passengers are in a fix since there has not been any clarity if they would be quarantined after landing. “We are yet to get any directions on this for domestic travellers,” said an officer at Jaipur airport.
On Friday, the first special international flight from London, carrying 148 Rajasthani expatriates, arrived at Sanganer international airport amid strict security measures. The family members stood at the airport’s exit gate to catch a glimpse of their loved ones, as the passengers were whisked away for the mandatory 14-day quarantine.