Two Air India flights bring back over 360 Indian expatriates from UAE

Two special Air India flights carrying over 360 stranded Indians nationals from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) landed in Kerala last night. The flights were a part of India's massive exercise named as Vande Bharat Mission to bring back its citizens stuck in different parts of the world in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

The first flight from Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE, landed at Kochi International Airport at 10:13 pm. It had 181 passengers on board.

The second flight from Dubai with 182 passengers landed at Kozhikode International Airport at 10:32 pm.

Extensive preparations have



been made to ensure the Covid-19 evacuation protocol at the airports.

The passengers barring pregnant women and children and elders, will be shifted to various quarantine centres across the state after conducting COVID-19 PCR tests at the airport.

District Administrations have made elaborate arrangements for transportation to respective quarantine centres and stay.

As a part of the Vande Bharat Mission, nearly 15,000 Indians stranded overseas are expected to return on special Air India flights from 12 countries over a week.