new delhi spicejet has started facilitating covid19 testing for its passengers in india and the uae with the help of vfs global a press release issued by the airline said on tuesdayas the covid19 negative test report has become mandatory for passengers especially for international travel there are rising apprehensions among travellers regarding the entire process of complying with various pretravel requirements it saidpassengers can submit their samples at a location of choice including at home using the at your doorstep service the airline said adding that the appointment booking service for testing is being offered by vfs globalthe test reports will be sent by the associated laboratory to the registered email address of the individual within 24 to 60 hours ensuring confidentiality of the result the release saidin india the passengers can visit an icmrapproved laboratory in mumbai delhi kochi hyderabad kolkata chennai bengaluru jalandhar chandigarh ahmedabad and pune to give the samples the release saidit mentioned that the covid19 test fees in india will be in accordance with the regulated prices set by local government bodies and the same rates will apply for children and adultspassengers travelling from the uae may submit their test samples at the partnered certified laboratory in ajman abu dhabi dubai or sharjah or at a location of choice within the uae the test prices will start as low as aed 160 for both children and adults the release saidscheduled international flights have been suspended in india since march 23 due to the coronavirustriggered lockdownhowever special international passenger flights have been operating in the country under the vande bharat mission since may and under bilateral air bubble arrangements formed with other countries since julythe country started the scheduled domestic passenger flights on may 25 after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus pandemic