Bhubaneswar: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday asked airports to enhance surveillance and consider imposing spot fines on passengers who are not wearing masks properly and maintaining social distance as per the COVID-19 rules.
In a circular, the regulator said, “During the surveillance of some airports, it has come to notice that compliance (of COVID-19 protocols) is not satisfactory.”
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“All airport operators, therefore, are requested to ensure that the instructions on COVID-19 protocol from the standpoint of wearing face mask properly, covering nose and mouth, as well as maintaining social distance norms within the airport premises are followed scrupulously,” it said.
Accordingly, all airport operators can increase surveillance in this regard, the DGCA said.
“The possibility of taking punitive action, such as levy of spot fines in accordance with the law, shall also be explored with the local police authorities so as to serve a deterrent for violation of COVID-19 protocol,” it stated.
