Muscat: India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's Airport Health Organisation, represented by Air India, has issued a directive that the Indian national carrier must be notified at least 48 hours in advance if it is required to carry human remains in any form.
A circular issued to cargo agents on July 7 by the Air India office in Muscat noted that the government of India's directive should be strictly followed with immediate effect.
The circular stated that at least 48 hours of advance notice must be given when human remains, either whole or cremated, are expected to be placed on the carrier, along with the individual's death certificate in English listing the cause of death, a police certificate, a mortuary certificate, an embalming certificate, and an NOC from the Indian Embassy.
09/07/13 Regimon K/Times of Oman
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A circular issued to cargo agents on July 7 by the Air India office in Muscat noted that the government of India's directive should be strictly followed with immediate effect.
The circular stated that at least 48 hours of advance notice must be given when human remains, either whole or cremated, are expected to be placed on the carrier, along with the individual's death certificate in English listing the cause of death, a police certificate, a mortuary certificate, an embalming certificate, and an NOC from the Indian Embassy.
09/07/13 Regimon K/Times of Oman
