: Covid-19: Centre to send 64 flights to bring back citizens stranded abroad from May 7 to 13 #IndiaNEWS Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that the government will operate 64

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Covid-19: Centre to send 64 flights to bring back citizens stranded abroad from May 7 to 13 #IndiaNEWS
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that the government will operate 64 flights during the first week of the massive evacuation plan to bring back Indian citizens stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic.Between 7 to 13 May, India will send planes to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, United States, Philippines, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Malaysia, Kuwait and Oman to bring back nearly 15,000 stranded citizens.Puri said that Air India will launch the repatriation flights and private airlines may also join the evacuation effort, according to PTI. Since the passengers will be paying for their journeys, the government has fixed prices. “Flights from London to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Delhi will cost Rs 50,000,â€? Puri said. “For Chicago-Delhi-Hyderabad, the rough cost will be about Rs 1 lakh.â€? Dhaka to Delhi flights will cost Rs 12,000, he added. Civil Aviation Minister @HardeepSPuri :During 7-13 May: 64 flights to be operated10 Flights from UAE2 from Qatar5 from Saudi Arabia7 from UK5 from Singapore7 from USA5 from Philippines,7 from Bangladesh2 from Bahrain7 from Malaysia,5 from Kuwait2 from Oman pic.twitter.com/m0odNmEZWD— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) May 5, 2020 The government has also released an evacuation plan for the first week. On Monday, the Centre had announced that it will start bringing back Indians stranded abroad in a phased manner from...Read more

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