(CNN) – After two months of closure, the airport crossed India began reopening today, May 25.
However, don’t expect airports to look the same as before the global coronavirus pandemic earlier this year.
As CNN Vedika Sud reports, technology and social distance both play a major role in maintaining tourist safety.
At Indira Gandhi International Airport, which serves the national capital New Delhi, travelers are now asked to check online before they come to the airport and then scan their boarding passes to enter the building.
Security queues are spaced so that passengers can make social distance, and everyone must walk through the temperature filtering station and fill out a travel statement form.
Once they have passed security and entered the departure area, travelers will see that chairs have been placed and there are floor markers to indicate where to stand.
A worker marks the box on the ground at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.
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But there will be different experiences on the plane too.
Cabin crews are required to wear PPE all over the body, while passengers must wear sports masks. At this time, there is no food or beverage service on the plane, but passengers are permitted to bring some items – provided the food is “dry” (think chips or crackers) and not “wet.”
Tourists will also be permitted to only carry one small bag of luggage (such as a bag, laptop bag or briefcase) per person, and all others must be checked.
At present, only domestic flights operate on airlines such as Air India and SpiceJet because the Indian border remains closed to non-residents.
To keep prices from getting out of control, the government has set price limits for tickets.
