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5 Mumbai-based Air India pilots test COVID-19 positive, 2 weeks after flying to China's Guangzhou

Five Air India pilots, who had undertaken cargo flights to China, have tested positive for coronavirus during the pre-flight COVID-19 test. According to report, all five pilots are currently asymptomatic and are based in Mumbai.

5 Mumbai-based Air India pilots test COVID-19 positive, 2 weeks after flying to China's Guangzhou IANS photo

New Delhi: Five Air India pilots, who had undertaken cargo flights to China, have tested positive for coronavirus during the pre-flight COVID-19 test. According to report, all five pilots are currently asymptomatic and are based in Mumbai.

The pre-flight COVID-19 test is carried out 72 hours before the pilots are rostered for flight duties.

"All of them are asymptomatic and based in Mumbai. They had undertaken cargo flights to Guangzhou, China," a report said.