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591 Flyers From UK (Strain) Landed in Mumbai; No Symptomatic

(Mumbai) 591 Flyers From UK (Strain) Landed in Mumbai; No Symptomatic
As many as 591 passengers landed in Mumbai in three flights from the UK on Tuesday, a civic official said, adding none of them has been found symptomatic so far.
While 299 have been sent to various hotels for the mandatory quarantine, 292 are at the airport
“With reports of distinct phylogenetic cluster of coronavirus detected and rapidly growing in UK, all flights originating from UK to India have been suspended temporarily as per orders of GoI,” the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation tweeted.
“In order to prevent spread of the new mutant, BMC has issued the following orders: All passengers arriving from UK will undergo mandatory institutional quarantine at their own cost, in the nearby hotel for 7 days. Symptomatic passengers will be shifted to Seven Hills Hospital. Passenger will pay for the RT-PCR test to be conducted between the fifth and seventh day.
“If tested negative, passenger would be discharged with 7 days mandatory home quarantine. Positive asymptomatic patients will be quarantined at the hotel or COVID19 hospital for 14 days. Transport arrangements for passengers will be made by BEST,” the BMC tweeted.
The Central government on Monday said all UK-India flights will be suspended from December 23 to December 31 in view of the emergence of a new coronavirus strain in that country.

Mumbai Burning,This Time at Airport’s Domestic Terminal

[Mumbai]Mumbai Burning,This Time at Airport’s Domestic Terminal
A fire broke out today at the Mumbai airport’s domestic terminal 1B
As per reports , fire started at a ground floor conference hall and then spread to the first floor of a lounge near the airport’s gate number 9.
As per An official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Disaster Control Room this fire started in the afternoon and fire brigade personnel have rushed to the site along with eight fire engines, six jetties and water jets.

4 Member Committee To Probe Jet Airway’s Gear Collapse

[New Delhi,Mumbai]4 Member Committee To Probe Jet Airway’s Gear Collapse
A four-member committee under the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) would probe the landing gear collapse of a Jet Airways Boeing 737 plane at the Mumbai airport last month.
As many as 127 passengers on board Jet Airways B737-900 aircraft from Delhi had a narrow escape when its main landing gear collapsed while taxiing after it landed at the Chhtrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on March 3.
As per Notification,The committee,headed by AAIB’s director of Aircraft Engineering Department Amit Gupta, has been asked to submit its report within the six months,