125 passengers arrived in Amritsar on chartered flight tests Covid +ve

As many as 125 passengers that have arrived in Amritsar on a chartered Italy-Amritsar flight have tested positive for Covid-19, said airport authorities on Thursday. 

There were 179 passengers, including 19 children, on the chartered flight from Milan that arrived in Amritsar around 1.30 pm.



The flight made a technical halt at Tbilisi (Georgia), according to officials. It was reportedly operated by EuroAtlantic Airways, a Portuguese company. 

All adult passengers were tested on arrival as Italy is one of the high risk countries for Omicron, according to the Union Health Ministry.