NEW DELHI: Seven flights are expected to arrive in India on Saturday with hundreds of Indians stranded in several countries due to the coronavirus pandemic under India’s mammoth repatriation operation codenamed Vande Bharat.
The flights coming in on Saturday are from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Oman and Malaysia. They are expected to touch down in New Delhi, Lucknow, Chennai, Hyderabad and Trichy, according to a Indian government programme.
Two more flights — from the UK and Qatar — are expected in the early hours on Sunday. These flights would arrive at the Mumbai and Kochi airports.
Priority has been given to bring back “asymptomatic" migrant labourers or workers from abroad who have been laid off, short term visa