PUNE: Flyers going for the
RT-PCR test
at the
city airport
on arrival would now save Rs550 each, after downward revision of its price.
Confirming the development following the state government’s latest order, airport director Kuldeep Singh told TOI, “The RT-PCR test cost has been reduced to Rs850 (from Rs1,400) from Wednesday evening.”
Frequent flyers lauded the move. Businessman Shashank Choudhary said, “We are travelling five to six times each month now for business. The test regulation is a hassle for us, but now the charges look a little affordable.”
Rajendra Kedia, a Delhi resident, said, “This is a huge relief for middle class people like us. Last month, four of us travelled to Pune from Delhi and we ended up paying Rs5,600 to get the test done at the airport. It is almost equal to one-way flight fare for a person from Delhi to Pune.”
For almost a month now, it is mandatory for flyers landing at any airports in
Maharashtra from Delhi, Goa, Gujarat and Rajasthan to take the RT-PCR test on arrival in case they do not carry an RT-PCR test negative report with them.
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