1,995 Air India employees including Vande Bharat crew Covid positive till Feb 1: Minister

MUMBAI: A total of 1,995 Air India employees including those deployed as crew on its evacuation flights tested positive for Covid19 till Feb 1 this year, said India’s aviation minister.

583 employees were hospitalised and 19 ground staff died due to the infection and other complications, Hardeep Singh Puri said in replies to questions in the Lok Sabha.

“The Covid-19 test for the crew is undertaken as per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), issued by the medical department of Air India which is based on the advisory/guidelines issued by the government from time to time,” said Puri.


He added that Air India covers its crew for any medical emergencies (including Covid19) for duty/layover.