<p>The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Friday issued revised Covid guidelines for passengers arriving in international flights, ahead of RT-PCR negative test report being made compulsory for travellers from six countries, including China and Thailand.</p>.<p>From January 1, 2023, a pre-departure RT-PCR negative test report will be mandatory for passengers coming in all international flights from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Japan.</p>.<p>Airlines are directed to modify their check-in functionalities to incorporate the changes and issue boarding passes only to those international passengers travelling from the six countries who have submitted self-declaration forms on the Air Suvidha portal, the ministry said in a communication.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/indian-govts-decision-to-re-introduce-covid-testing-for-international-passengers-disappointing-iata-1176339.html" target="_blank">Indian govt's decision to re-introduce Covid testing for international passengers 'disappointing': IATA</a></strong></p>.<p>"Air Suvidha portal self-declaration has been made operational for passengers travelling in all international flights from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Japan, with a provision to allow these international travellers arriving in India to upload negative RT-PCR test reports as well as to submit self-declaration form," it said.</p>.<p>RT-PCR testing should have been done 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey.</p>.<p>The current practice of random testing of 2 per cent of arriving passengers in each international flight will also continue.</p>.<p>These decisions have been taken amid rising cases of coronavirus infections in various parts of the world and reports regarding the circulation of variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the six countries.</p>.<p>The ministry on Friday sent the communication regarding the revised guidelines to all scheduled commercial airlines, airport operators, and chief secretaries/ administrators of states/Union Territories, among others.</p>.<p>On December 29, there were 83,003 international passenger arrivals, as per the latest official data.</p>
<p>The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Friday issued revised Covid guidelines for passengers arriving in international flights, ahead of RT-PCR negative test report being made compulsory for travellers from six countries, including China and Thailand.</p>.<p>From January 1, 2023, a pre-departure RT-PCR negative test report will be mandatory for passengers coming in all international flights from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Japan.</p>.<p>Airlines are directed to modify their check-in functionalities to incorporate the changes and issue boarding passes only to those international passengers travelling from the six countries who have submitted self-declaration forms on the Air Suvidha portal, the ministry said in a communication.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/indian-govts-decision-to-re-introduce-covid-testing-for-international-passengers-disappointing-iata-1176339.html" target="_blank">Indian govt's decision to re-introduce Covid testing for international passengers 'disappointing': IATA</a></strong></p>.<p>"Air Suvidha portal self-declaration has been made operational for passengers travelling in all international flights from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Japan, with a provision to allow these international travellers arriving in India to upload negative RT-PCR test reports as well as to submit self-declaration form," it said.</p>.<p>RT-PCR testing should have been done 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey.</p>.<p>The current practice of random testing of 2 per cent of arriving passengers in each international flight will also continue.</p>.<p>These decisions have been taken amid rising cases of coronavirus infections in various parts of the world and reports regarding the circulation of variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the six countries.</p>.<p>The ministry on Friday sent the communication regarding the revised guidelines to all scheduled commercial airlines, airport operators, and chief secretaries/ administrators of states/Union Territories, among others.</p>.<p>On December 29, there were 83,003 international passenger arrivals, as per the latest official data.</p>