Tanzanian duo detained at BIA

Bengaluru: Two Tanzanian nationalists were detained at Bengaluru international airport after they failed to produce the mandatory vaccination certificate for yellow fever.
According to DGCA rules, any passenger coming from South African countries, must have the yellow fever vaccination certificate. Since there was no flight back to South Africa after the duo landed in the early morning hours at BIA, they had to be lodged in a room at the airport.
“The passengers who were not allowed to enter the city, started their trip from Jerusalem and reached Bengaluru via Dubai but had no certificate saying they had been vaccinated for yellow fever. Moreover, Tanzania is a high-risk zone when it comes to yellow fever. As per the instructions, we need to check the vaccination certificates of all passengers who arrive here from South Africa. So the duo will now be sent back to Tanzania by the Sunday morning flight,” Airport sources said.
But since BIA does not have a quarantine facility at the Airport premises, the passengers were made to stay at a room inside the airport building.
10/10/10 Deccan Chronicle

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