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A passenger from Mexico City and another from Lima boarded humanitarian flights knowing they had coronavirus and only reported that they were infected when they arrived at the El Dorado airport in Bogotá, according to the airlines told BLU Radio.
“It should be noted that this flight Lima – Bogota It did not require to present the COVID test to enter the country due to its quality of humanitarian flight and the passenger only announced that it was a positive case, the moment he arrived in Colombia“Viva Air assured. The same happened with the passenger that Avianca transported from Mexico City.
Colombia requires negative tests to enter the country from October 1 Therefore, on September 30, when these passengers arrived, it was still not the obligation of the airlines to request the exam when boarding.
What was mandatory for passengers was to fill the Preventive Control Form Against the Coronavirus of Migration Colombia.
According to an official statement from the Colombian government, in this application, passengers on humanitarian flights “must report if they have been in contact with people with coronavirus or if they have symptoms such as fever, cough, fatigue, sore throat and general malaise, among others “. In other words, passengers had to report their status before traveling.
“No one with a positive or pending test should board a plane”Avianca warned. For its part, Viva Air called for the responsibility and self-care of passengers.
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