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West Kalimantan (Kalbar) Governor Sutarmidji has banned Batik Air airline from flying to Pontianak after five passengers were found positive for the coronavirus. The Batik Air airline gave an explanation of the passengers who were exposed to COVID-19.
Batik Air Strategic Corporate Communications Danang Mandala Prihantoro said the flight in question was Batik Air on December 22, 2020 with flight ID-6220 on the Jakarta-Pontianak route. Danang said that his party had carried out a health protocol in accordance with the regulations.
“Batik Air operates in accordance with the aspects of safety, protection (security First), and as the guidelines of the health protocol. In flight operations, Batik Air is in charge of transporting (flying) the guests, “Danang said in the statement received. detikcom, Saturday (12/26/2020).
Danang stated that all the passengers who will travel have undergone a medical examination at the corresponding health center. He emphasized that Batik Air does not perform health tests on all guests.
“As stipulated in the requirements for air travel, guests (passengers) who are going to travel by air have undergone a medical examination at the health agency and have been signed off by the medical officer. In this case, Batik Air it doesn’t do a medical test on every guest, “he said.
“In all the operations that have been carried out before and during the pandemic alert period of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), each passenger who is declared fit to fly and can enter the cabin of the plane to travel by plane (safe to fly) have gone through a series of controls (verification and validation) of documents, luggage, etc. at the departure airport, ”he continued.
Danang explained that the airline was only tasked with transporting passengers after verifying travel documents at the departure airport. He emphasized that passengers who violate and do not comply with the travel conditions are not the responsibility of the airline.
Therefore, these agencies have verified all the requirements, including the necessary documents to travel by plane. Airline or airline operators (airlines) is in charge of transporting passengers who have complied with the provisions regarding the destination city, ”he said.
“If there are passengers who have problems or who violate and do not comply with the provisions, it is not the intention of the airline,” he continued.
