Seven passengers suspected of conjunctivitis were prevented from boarding
Passengers having Conjunctivitis werer denied boarding Chennai- Dubai Emirates Flight
Chennai: Seven passengers suspected of suffering from conjunctivitis were prevented from boarding an Emirates Airlines flight from Chennai to Dubai on Friday night.
N. Krishnakumar of Madurai was prevented by Emirates Airline officials from boarding a Chennai-Dubai flight on suspicion of conjunctivitis. Six other passengers were also stopped from boarding for the same reason.
Krishnakumar said, “I had conjunctivitis earlier, but is cured now. Since, I had to be at work in Abu Dhabi, I immediately left Chennai airport to get my eyes tested at Balaji Medical College and Hospital at Chromepet. When I returned with the fitness certificates, the flight had already left,” he added. When Krishnakumar approached the airlines officials, they said they would arrange to put him on another flight on Saturday night.
The officials explained they were concerned about the health of other passengers, who would be at risk of infection. However, the passengers reiterated they were fit and had proof of fitness certificates, for which they had to rush to faraway hospitals outside the airport which took more than two hours and they missed their flight.
They demanded that an ophthalmologist be included on the airport medical team, so that passengers can get their eyes tested easily and get the certificates. While, the plans of the other passengers were not known, one passenger Imran from Tiruchy said his visa expired on Friday and he would have to apply for a new visa to fly again.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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