64 repatriation flights to be operated by Air India from May 7-13, pvt airlines may join later: Puri

Air India will operate 64 flights from May 7 to May 13 to bring back around 15,000 Indian nationals stranded abro amid COVID-19-induced lockdown, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday.

minister, while dressing a virtual press conference, said private Indian airlines may join repatriation effort after May 13. Those availing repatriation flights will be charged, Puri said.

A passenger on a London-Delhi flight will be charged Rs 50,000 and on a Dhaka-Delhi flight Rs 12,000, aviation minister said. On arrival from abro, all passengers will be screened and put under quarantine for a period of 14 days as a COVID-19 precautionary measure, Puri said.

se 64 flights would be conducted by Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express to repatriate Indians from 12 countries such as UAE, UK, US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Banglesh, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. India will conduct 10 flights to UAE, seven flights each to US and UK, five flights to Saudi Arabia, five flights to Singapore and two flights to Qatar to repatriate Indian nationals between May 7 and May 13, minister said.

During this time period, India will also conduct seven flights each to Malaysia and Banglesh, five flights each to Kuwait and Philippines, two flights each to Oman and Bahrain, Puri said.

India has been under lockdown since March 25 to curb spre of vel coronavirus. All commercial passenger flights have been suspended for this period.

first and second phase of lockdown in India was from March 25 to April 14 and April 15 to May 3, respectively. third phase began from May 4 and would end on May 17.

Whenever government resumes commercial passenger flights, it would be done in a gred manner, Puri said. vel coronavirus has infected more than 46,400 people and killed around 1,560 people in India till w.

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