There could be a paradigm shift in the way domestic air travel in the company. The domestic airlines have written a letter to the Ministry of Aviation. What is the sum and substance of this letter? Zee Business’ Sameer Dixit gives a sneak peek into it.  

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Dixit said that the domestic airlines have written to the aviation ministry to allow people who have been vaccinated to travel. The recommendations have been made based on the changing travelling pattern and the current vaccination drive in the country, Dixit said. 

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The airlines have urged the ministry to consider Covid-19 vaccination as an alternative for travellers wanting to travel, he further said. This could be beneficial to the sector, Dixit said.  

The industry has urged that people who have been administered one or two doses of the vaccine should be allowed to travel. The ministry may consider the request and allow, he further added. The airlines have suggested that those travellers who do not have RTPCR negative reports but have been administered the vaccine should be allowed to travel, Dixit said. 

This could serve as an alternative to the mandatory RTPCR report, he further added.  

He said that the domestic airlines are of the view that this may serve two important purposes – one is that their trust to fly again would be restored and the second is that the industry will get a much-needed relief with the revival of the operations.  The number of people taking flights will likely increase, he said. 

Dixit said that there is a lot of confusion now as many states are demanding negative RTPCR test reports – some consider 48 hours and others up to 72 hours. 

Airlines have said that if the government considers vaccination as an alternative, the travellers would be rest assured that they could travel. 

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The ball is now in the aviation ministry’s court. If they consider the demand, the next step would be to take it to the health ministry. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will then have to talk to the states to get this implemented. 

The onus to implement will remain with the states, he said.