Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi
New Delhi, Jul 25: The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Saturday cautioned international travellers against fraudulent websites impersonating the official Air Suvidha 2.0 portal and urged passengers to verify the website address before submitting personal or travel-related information.
The ministry said it had received reports of fake websites misleading travellers by posing as the official Air Suvidha portal and directing users to payment gateways under the false pretext of processing their health declaration forms.
Issuing a public advisory, the ministry clarified that Air Suvidha 2.0 is a completely free service and that passengers are not required to pay any fee to submit the mandatory Self-Declaration Form.
The government emphasised that the only authorised Air Suvidha 2.0 portal is https://airsuvidha.civilaviation.gov.in/ and advised travellers to access the platform only through the official government website.
Passengers have been urged to carefully verify the website's URL before entering personal or travel-related details and to avoid making payments on any unauthorised portal claiming to provide Air Suvidha 2.0 services.
The ministry also advised travellers to rely exclusively on official government communications for accurate information regarding the platform and related travel requirements.
Air Suvidha 2.0 was launched last month by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in collaboration with Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) as an upgraded, fully contactless Passenger Health Self-Declaration Portal. The enhanced system was introduced to strengthen health surveillance at international airports amid concerns over the Ebola virus outbreak in parts of Africa.
The upgraded portal was rolled out following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration of the Ebola (Bundibugyo virus disease) outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005.
Designed to streamline health screening for international arrivals, the new system enables real-time sharing of passenger information with multiple government agencies, including the Airport Health Organisation, the Bureau of Immigration, the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), and State Surveillance Officers.
According to the ministry, the integrated digital platform will help authorities quickly identify travellers who may require medical monitoring or further public health intervention while ensuring a smooth, paperless and contactless arrival process. The system eliminates the need for passengers to submit physical health declaration forms upon landing, improving both efficiency and disease surveillance at India's international points of entry.