Passenger who was on board Bangkok-Delhi SpiceJet flight suspected of coronavirus tests negative

The passenger, who was on board Bangkok-Delhi SpiceJet flight, was quarantined by the Airport Health Organisation (APHO) after the plane landed at Delhi airport on Thursday.

The passenger travelling on SpiceJet flight SG-88 to Delhi from Bangkok on February 13, 2020, who had been suspected to have been infected with coronavirus has tested negative for the infection.

The passenger's test results came out on Friday.

A passenger on board a Bangkok-Delhi flight was quarantined on Thursday after he was suspected of having contracted the novel coronavirus, SpiceJet said.

The passenger was quarantined by the Airport Health Organisation (APHO) after the plane landed at Delhi airport, SpiceJet said.

"On February 13, 2020, a passenger travelling on SpiceJet flight SG-88 operating between Bangkok and Delhi was suspected of coronavirus infection," the SpiceJet spokesperson said.

"He was seated on seat No 31F and was the only passenger in that row. The said passenger was quarantined by Airport Health Organisation after landing in Delhi," he added.