Negative RT-PCR Report With QR Code Must For International Passengers From India

Negative RT-PCR report with QR Code must for international passengers from India.The decision made by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation which would be mandatory for international passengers to produce a negative RT-PCR report with a QR code for boarding flights has come into force on Saturday. The rule is valid only for travelling to countries seeking an RT-PCR report on arrival.

The decision has been taken in the wake of reports of passengers procuring fake negative RT-PCR tests.
“The airline operators are advised to accept only those passengers who are carrying a negative RT-PCR test report with QR code for boarding international flights departing from India after 0001 hours on 22nd May 2021,” the ministry stated.

Air India Express also published a statement alerting its passengers. “Effective 22nd May 2021, passengers carrying negative RT-PCR report as per the requirement of their destination country, must ensure that the report has a QR code linking to the original report,” it said.