An Indian passenger who flew on a domestic flight, is in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19

News24xx.com - An Indian passenger who flew on a domestic flight to the southern city of Coimbatore is in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19. He was among the first lot of flyers to travel within India as domestic flights resumed on Monday after two months.

IndiGo airlines' operating crew have been grounded for 14 days and are alerting other passengers aboard the flight, the company said in a statement quoted by local media. It added that he, along with other flyers, were all wearing face masks, face shields and gloves.

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India's aviation minister told local media that more than 41,000 people had flown on Monday and Tuesday.

But there was chaos and long queues reported from airports on Monday as hundreds of flights were cancelled last minute, leading to confusion.

India has just over 140,000 confirmed cases and 4,167 deaths.