Aero India: 2021 edition to go hybrid, negative Covid-19 test report must
Preparations underway for the Aero India 2021, at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru.
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The next edition of Aero India, considered Asia s largest aerospace exhibition, will be held in its traditional venue of Bengaluru from 3 to 5 February
This year, Aero India 2021 would be a hybrid show, which means delegates would be present either physically or virtually
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The Aero India 2021 edition, scheduled to be held next month, will be the first global air show organised in the Covid era.
Other air shows, such as the Australian International Air Show and Paris Air show, have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the air show, Aero India 2021 would be a hybrid show, which means delegates would be present either physically or virtually. According to organisers, the 2021 edition will be held on an indigenously developed virtual exhibition platform on a hybrid model. A negative Covid-19 (RT-PCR) test has been made mandatory for those attending the 13th biennial Aero India-2021 show at the Indian Air Force Station at Yelahanka here from February 3 to February 5. The test report has to be taken 72 hours prior to the show, organisers said. In view of COVID-19, to control the crowd at the exhibition areas, only 15,000 people would be allowed and in the Air Display Visual Area. Isolation centres have also been set up.
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This will be the first global air show organised in the pandemic
The Aero
India 2021, scheduled to be held in a few days, will be the first global air show organised in the covid era. Air shows, like the Australian International Air Show and Paris Air show, have been postponed due to the pandemic.
However, with an airshow being held amidst the pandemic, many changes are expected to come into effect. This year, the air show will only be for three days, wherein the Business element of the event will be both physical as well as virtual.