Omicron measures at Delhi airport: International arrivals have to pay Rs 500 for RT-PCR, Rs 4000 for faster Rapid Antigen test
The Delhi Airport authorities have tightened the restrictions for international arrivals and started two types of RT-PCR tests for inbound passengers. According to the official sources, the authorities are conducting two tests, the RT-PCR test for Rs 500 and a faster Rapid Antigen test for Rs 4000. The RT-PCR test at Delhi International Airport costing Rs 500 will take six hours for the result to be declared. On the contrary, the one costing Rs 4000 will generate a COVID-19 report within an hour.
“Those passengers who are in a hurry and want to come out of the airport faster can opt for the second test which costs Rs 4000,” a Delhi Airport Official told Times Now. Earlier today, the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) at Delhi announced a series of measures in light of the Omicron threat.
Passengers can’t exit the airport without test results
The special measures for passengers arriving from ‘at risk’ countries came into effect on Tuesday night. In a number of tweets on Wednesday morning, the Delhi airport authorities said that a total of 1013 passengers have completed arrival formalities so far and added that the international arrivals were running smoothly.
“792 passengers decided to take Rapid PCR Test, and 221 passengers opted for RT-PCR Test,” the authorities said on Wednesday morning.
