Testing delays at KIA leave passengers anxious
The Hindu
A spokesperson from BIAL also stated that a delay in one of the flights also contributed to the delay.
A delay in getting the COVID-19 test results left many passengers who had flown in to Kempegowda International Airport on Wednesday anxious.
With the alert raised with regard to Omicron, a new variant of COVID-19, surveillance activities have been intensified. International passengers are being tested on arrival, even if they possess a negative RT-PCR report.
A statement by the Bengaluru International Airport Ltd. (BIAL) stated that a total of 1,228 international passengers had arrived at the airport from at-risk countries on Wednesday (from midnight to 2 p.m.). Owing to a high volume of passengers who had to undergo RT-PCR testing, the service provider who operates the laboratory at the airport experienced some delays in processing test results.