Flying from Pune to Bangalore today. Going to put up a travelogue of sorts so that procedure becomes clearer to people who travel after us. Cant find anything like this posted before, so hope this helps.
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#COVIDー19 #pune #bangalore #indigo6e

2/? Got prints of: 1. Boarding pass 2. Seva sindhu acknowledgement (not approval)
3. Special document ( cert from employing hospital)
4. Medical Council registration
Downloaded arogya sethu app, quarantine watch, apthamitra app.
Carrying passport, 1 check in, 1 cabin baggage.

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Forgot to add husband lol. We are hoping home quarantine will be allowed for both of us since I am a healthcare prof. But we are prepared for a 7 day institutional quarantine.

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Very few people at Pune airport. Looots of social distancing being maintained. Everyone wearing masks.
1. Bags disinfected outside entry gate
2. Thermal screening by infrared thermometer
3. Show printed boarding pass, ID and arogya setu app. (Essential)
#COVID__19 #pune

5/? Ppl being super respectful of social distancing so far.
1. Web check-in essential
2. Baggage tags printed and stuck on check-in baggage. (Mailed to us by #indigo6e)
3. Baggage screening, followed by seamless baggage check in. #domesticflights

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Security check is contact free. Mask off for a few sec s and look into the camera. Place printed boarding pass in slot for 15 sec . From airport entry to security check took us about 20 mins max. Fingers crossed for uneventful travel. #Pune #COVID__19 #domesticflights

7/? Food and beverage shops are open, even the book shop but I think everythings a bit of a transmission risk. Don't forget to carry hand sanitizer. #COVID__19 #bangalore #pune #indigo6e #domesticflights

Had I managed to find this addendum to the SOP before we reached the airport obviously we wouldn't have taken the risk of having to be in institutional quarantine. I hope someone else sees this before they travel now. Arghh. #COVIDー19 #domesticflights #bangalore #pune

9/? If I had only seen this while I was crawling through evry possible document available on the web. I swear it was not there. So frustrating. The addendum is dated at 23/05. If it was made openly available it might have saved us a potential 50k we may spend on the inst.quar.

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Flight takes off at 11:20 PM. Boarding now, 10 passengers at a time with 6 feet distance. No loud announcements at the airport, so keep an eye out for which gate and what time. Gate no. not mentioned on boarding pass. #COVIDー19 #pune #domesticflights #bangalore

11/? Boarded via aerobridge. Thankfully. No bus. Visors and simple surgical masks provided by #indigo6e . Flight is almost empty. So far so good. I hope Bangalore airport is kind to us. #domesticflights #pune #bangalore #Covid_19

12/? Since flight is almost empty they've spaced us out even more. Waving hello at my flight attendants because paavam, they are risking their lives doing this.
#domesticflights #indigo6e #domesticflights

12/? Landed on time. Deplaning 2 rows at a time. This is the tough part. Feels good to be back in #NammaBengaluru nevertheless. Hoping for the best. #domesticflights

13/? No luck in terms of home quarantine. In the officials words, ' it's not like doctors won't get corona', which I can't argue with. So 7 day institutional quarantine it is. #domesticflights #COVID__19 #pune #Bangalore

14/? Steps on landing:
1. Stand in queue. Show your seva sindhu acknowledgement. Not required if it's just a layover.
2. Stand in hand sanitizer queue, get your O2 saturation checked.
3. Next they decide if you get institutional quarantine or not. Separate queue for exempt .

15/? 1. They will stamp your left arm with 2 stamps. Make sure it doesn't get smudged or they won't allow you to leave the airport. Keep boarding pass handy.
2. Next you get to decide which kind of accommodation you want. We decided to go with the middle path, the 3 star one.

16/? Next is getting into a designated bus. INR 300/ person.
Bus is filling up. Not much social distancing in the bus. We chose a 3 star hotel, they don't tell you which ones. Auntyji with influence asked someone, who said we are headed to Ramanashree Hotel at Richmond Circle.

17/? Auntyji with influence is cribbing loudly about hunger and poor organisation. IMO organisation is quite seamless. And I do think it's sensible to carry food. Travel time is extended due to precautions.
#Quarantine #COVID__19 #Bangalore #domesticflights