Over 11 lakh Indians stranded abroad repatriated by different modes under Vande Bharat Mission

A total of 11.2 lakh Indians stranded abroad have been repatriated by different modes under Vande Bharat Mission till now.

 

Briefing media in New Delhi on Thursday evening, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that in the ongoing phase Five of the Mission, around 500 international flights and 130 domestic feeders have been operated so far from 22 different countries and they reached 23 airports across India.

 

Around 375 more international flights are scheduled to be operated by the end of this month.

 

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Srivastava said flights have been added for repatriation from Kuwait, Maldives, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Australia, UK and Canada. In addition, a number of flights from other GCC countries have been further augmented.

 

Bilateral Air Bubble arrangements with US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, UAE, Qatar, and Maldives are functioning well.

 

Negotiations on air travel arrangements with 18 more countries are presently underway. These countries include Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea.