India-UAE flights: All 4 airports in Kerala set up rapid PCR testing facilities dhanusha@khaleejtimes.com Filed on July 12, 2021
Tests expected to cost about Dh125 each
All four international airports in Kerala have installed rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing facilities within their premises to cater to UAE bound passengers, officials and service providers confirmed to Khaleej Times.
In Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and Kozhikode, international airports have already set up the infrastructure and hired the workforce to conduct rapid PCR tests on UAE bound passengers.
Furthermore, officials at Kannur International Airport have said they are in the final stages of the process and are ready to cater to any passenger traffic as and when scheduled flights resume between both countries. Service providers have said the tests are expected to cost a maximum of 2,500 rupees (Dh 123).
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In Kerala, India, the new Kannur International Airport (KIAL), the fourth international airport in Kerala, commenced operations today as its first flight, an Air India Express flight, took off to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
Two flights operated by GoAir are also scheduled to leave for Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram later in the day.
The KIAL airport is Kerala’s fourth international airport after Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kochi. Tourism is one of the most important industry in Kerala, known as Gods Own Country.