Today news
The same in other media
22.05 - 09:13
Air India might run 64 flights to bring back thousands of Indians stuck abroad
Reading now: 589
NEW DELHI : To bring back thousands of Indians who are stranded abroad because of the coronavirus lockdown, the central government is likely to ask Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express to run 64 flights to 12 countries.
According to a PTI report, the government will operate 64 flights from May 7 to 13. The flights would run in 12 countries -- the UAE, the UK, the US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. "Approximately 14,800 Indian nationals are likely to return to the country through these 64 flights during the seven-day period.
The government will run more repatriation flights after May 13," one of the officials said. India has been under a lockdown since March 25 to curb
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
COVID-19
United States
|
Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
|
India
|
Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
|
Brazil
|
Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
|
United Kingdom
|
Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
|
Russia
|
Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
|