COVID-19: Mangaluru International Airport follows all necessary precautions

All precautions and guidelines from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare are being adhered to by the Airport.

A press statement from the airport stated that the Airport Health Organisation (APHO) has been established in this airport to ensure 100 percent screening of International passengers and the passenger screening is performed with infrared thermometers.

Mangaluru International Airport has also adopted precautionary measures such as display of informative standees, banners, and placement of sanitizers at key locations in the airport to comply with the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The Housekeeping staff at the airport are sensitized about the COVID-19 and they are taking all precautionary measures such as disinfection for all escalators, elevators, conveyor belts, trollies railing at the airport at regular intervals.

All agencies and contractors operating at the airport have been advised to provide masks, gloves, and sanitizers to all the personnel as per the guidelines.

Regular meetings are held with the District Health Authorities to sensitize all the stakeholders of the airport.

A sensitization class was conducted at the airport by NDRF regarding COVID19 and the session included a demonstration of PPEs.