IndiGo grounds crew of its Chennai- Coimbatore flight after passenger tests positive for Covid-19

CHENNAI: IndiGo airlines has grounded its crew which operated a Chennai-Coimbatore flight (6E381) on Monday after a passenger tested positive for Covid-19.
In a statement, the airlines said, “The operating crew has been grounded for 14 days, and we are in the process of notifying other passengers as per the government guidelines to ensure safety of our passengers and staff.”
“All our aircraft are regularly sanitised as a standard operating procedure, and the aircraft operating this flight was also immediately disinfected as per protocol,” said the statement.
The passenger has been admitted to ESI Hospital in Coimbatore. The airline said he was seated “on board the aircraft with all precautionary measures including mask, face shield and gloves, as were the other passengers. Additionally, no one else was seated in his vicinity, significantly reducing the possibility of transmission.”