Mangalore International Airport Finally Sets up RT-PCR Test Facility: Relief For People Travelling Abroad.

The Dakshina Kannada district administration has decided to make arrangements for rapid RT-PCR test at the airport premises for the benefit of passengers travelling abroad. The DC KV Rajendra said that a provision to conduct 30 tests at a time, and the test costs around Rs 3,700. With this facility, MIA will help numerous passengers bound for Dubai who otherwise had to depend on other airports in the country. So far, people from the city and around used to travel to UAE via Bengaluru, Mumbai or other airports to meet UAE’s requirements. Now, with the introduction of RT-PCR test, they can directly travel to UAE from here. The tests will start from August 17, Tuesday, a day when an Air India Express flight is scheduled to depart for the United Arab Emirates.