Latest Guidelines for travellers on domestic flights

Domestic flights have reopened but concerns regarding the various guidelines issued by the authorities still prevail. If you are also finding it difficult to get your head around these protocols then you have landed on the right page. We bring you the guidelines you need to follow to cruise your way through the airport and make your trip hassle-free. Kindly pay heed to these if you have made a domestic flight booking. Without wasting any time, let us get straight to these.
• Face masks are mandatory at all times. All travellers are required to wear face masks at the airport as well as during the flight.
• Only personal and authorised vehicles can be used to arrive at the airport.
• Aarogya Setu app is must for all travellers. However, children below the age of 14 years are exempted from this rule. The app must be installed and activated before arriving at the airport.
• Passengers need to complete their web check-in before they can be granted entry at the airport. Also, flyers need to carry an e-boarding pass in their mobile phone or a printout of the same with them.
• All travellers must report at the airport at least two hours before their scheduled flight departure. Boarding gates will only remain open up to 20 minutes before departure.
• Only passengers with flight departing in the next four hours are permitted to enter the terminal building.
• Each flyer is allowed only one check-in bag of up to 20 kg and one cabin bag.
• Use of trolley is strictly prohibited during these concerning times.
• Elderly people, pregnant women and people with ailments should avoid travelling. The same goes for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 or are staying within any containment area.
• Newspapers, magazines as well as meal services are not available onboard any flight.
• Travellers must print and paste a pre-filled tag to their bag. They can also mention their PNR number and name on a paper and attach it to their belongings.
• Boarding commences 60 minutes before departure in order to allow sufficient time for passengers to safely board the plane.
Also, if you are concerned about travelling during the outbreak, check out some measures being adopted by airport authorities to help boost confidence in you in making your domestic flight ticket booking.
• Consumption of any eatables is not allowed during the flight.
• Non-essential movement in the aisle must be minimised.
• Counters have been added to ensure hassle-free baggage drop for passengers.
• Printed receipts have been done away with at the baggage drop counters. Passengers now receive electronic receipts via an SMS.
• All bags are sanitised upon arrival before entry into the terminal.
• Transparent glass shields are installed as a barrier between travellers and airport staff at touch points such as entry gates, check-in counters, security checkpoints, etc.
• Only digital modes of payments are accepted at baggage and ticketing counters in order to restrict the spread of infection through bills or currency.
• Temperature screening of all passengers to be carried out while boarding as well as deboarding of flight. Passengers showing symptoms of COVID-19 infection may be denied boarding to minimise the risk of infection spreading to other passengers.
• Airplane lavatories to sanitised every 60 minutes during the flight.
• Moreover, the buses used for boarding are being sanitised at regular intervals.
Thus, clearly, comprehensive measures are being taken by airports, airlines as well as government to ensure domestic flight tickets holders can arrive at their destination without any hassles or safety concerns. The guidelines currently in place may change with time, depending on the evolving scenario. All flyers are advised to check the latest advisory of the government and other relevant authorities before heading to the airport.