In all, 17 flights are scheduled from the Gulf countries under the
Vande Bharat Mission today to bring back more than 2,800 Indian nationals to
the country. Eight flights are scheduled from the United Arab Emirates. Seven
flights will take off from Dubai to Kochi, Kannur, Kozhikode,
Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Delhi. One flight is scheduled from
Abu Dhabi to Kozhikode.
From Jeddah, there is a flight is scheduled for Kozhikode. Kuwait has
one flight to Kannur and from Bahrain there is a flight to Kozhikode. Oman has
three flights to Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Thiruvananthapuram while Doha has three
flights to Delhi , Ahmedabad and Kochi.
Priority is being given to distressed workers, stranded tourists,
pregnant women, medical emergency cases and senior citizens during the
evacuation process.
Two thousand 280 stranded and distressed Indians including infants
reached home on the Vande Bharat flights from different Gulf countries on
Friday.
Distressed workers, stranded tourists, pregnant women, medical
emergency cases, cases of bereavement and senior citizens were accorded
priority in sending back.
Today, 17 flights are scheduled from the Gulf. Another 2,800 Indians
are expected to be repatriated back to the country. Majority of the flights are
from the UAE.
Besides, flights to Kerala, there are flights to Delhi, Lucknow and
Hyderabad from Dubai. From Jeddah, there is a flight is scheduled for
Kozhikode. Kuwait has one flight to Kannur and from Bahrain there is a flight
to Kozhikode too.
Muscat has three flights to Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Thiruvananthapuram.
Doha has three flights to Delhi , Ahmedabad and Kochi. Priority is being given
to distressed workers, stranded tourists, pregnant women, medical emergency
cases and senior citizens in sending back.
