Travelling to Mumbai? Negative RT-PCR report made mandatory amid Omicron threat

All domestic passengers arriving at Mumbai airport have to provide a negative COVID-19 test report, the BMC said in its directive. 

New Delhi: As new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' has left the world worried, the Mumbai civic body decided to mandate a negative RT-PCR report not older than 72 hours even for all domestic passengers landing at the city airport. 

In a circular on Wednesday (December 1), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) directed the Mumbai airport operator to apprise this new guideline to all the domestic airlines, PTI reported. 

"The Mumbai Airport operator to communicate to all domestic Airlines that they shall not board, ordinarily, any passenger for landing in Mumbai without RT-PCR test with negative result taken within 72 hours of departure,” the order read.