-Ve RT-PCR must for boarding flight for Mumbai, Kolkata

Gorakhpur: Passengers travelling to Mumbai and Kolkata from Gorakhpur will now have to carry a negative RT-PCR test report with them, Gorakhpur airport director said on Saturday.
“Now, it has been made compulsory for passengers travelling to Mumbai and Kolkata from Gorakhpur to carry a negative RT-PCR test report. Airlines will not allow boarding without a negative RT-PCR report. For Mumbai, the report should be done within 48 hrs and for Kolkata within 72 hours,” airport director Prabhakar Bajpai told reporters on Saturday.
On Friday, six flights going to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Prayagraj from Gorakhpur were cancelled. This includes, Indigo’s Kolkata and Prayagraj flights and SpiceJet’s Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad flights.
Bajpai said six of the 13 flights were cancelled on Friday due to few passengers.