UAE will Operate Flights to Bring Back Emiratis from India Amid Coronavirus Restrictions

The UAE government on Monday announced to operate special repatriation flights from four Indian cities to bring back its nationals stuck in the country due to the restrictions on air travel amidst the coronavirus pandemic, media reports said.

Sharjah-headquartered budget carrier Air Arabia will operate the repatriation flights from Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi and Hyderabad, media reported.

While the special flights from Mumbai and Delhi will operate on Monday, those from Cochin and Hyderabad will operate on Tuesday, it said.

"Air Arabia stays focused on bring stranded residents back home just as supporting solicitations to work repatriation flights and is working intimately with UAE experts in such manner. The aircraft



reported before that it's working a blend of repatriation trips just as load trips during the long stretch of April to various goals," it said in an announcement on Monday. 

Additional data about the repatriation and freight flights is accessible on the site or can be gotten by reaching the Air Arabia call focus on 06 5580000, it said.

Last week, the airline announced new passenger repatriation as well as cargo flights to nine countries -- Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Sudan, Egypt, India and Nepal -- from Sharjah International Airport.

The Indian government has banned all domestic as well as international air travel until May 3 in view of the coronavirus pandemic which has killed over 160,000 people globally.