Amid the continued lockdown, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), managed by GVK- Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) has -- in an effort to help the stranded foreigners return to their home countries -- has evacuated over 3700 passengers with 20 repatriation flights between March 25 and April 14 2020.
Working in tandem with the aviation community and the respective embassies, the CSMIA has facilitated the operation of flights carrying the stranded passengers from Mumbai to London, Atlanta, Frankfurt, Singapore, Paris and Tokyo amongst other international destinations.
The CSMIA said that it had taken all the precautionary measures to ensure passenger safety while boarding and arriving at the airport. “The airport has put up a stringent screening process right from the time passengers enter the airport to the time they board their flight, and the same process has been implemented for the arriving passengers as well,” a CSMIA release said
“Post the Government announcing the lockdown in India following the coronavirus outbreak and suspension of commercial passenger flight, the airport has been operating with a curtailed staff and working endlessly to handle cargo flights, charter flights, military aircraft and freighter services,” the release said.
According to CSMIA, it has – in “this unprecedented time”-- maintained seamless cargo operations and has managed close to 240 cargo flights movements over the lockdown period that commenced on March 25 2020,
“The cargo operations at CSMIA have recorded the highest number of exports and import delivery of cargo in a single day in India.
“CSMIA has taken all the precautionary measures to help and support the country to come out of these gloomy days, the airport release added.