COVID-19: UAE to operate special flights to bring back Emiratis from India

UAE government on Monday anunced to operate special repatriation flights from four Indian cities to bring back its nationals stuck in country due to restrictions on air travel amidst coronavirus pandemic, media reports said.

Sharjah-hequartered budget carrier Air Arabia will operate repatriation flights from Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi and Hyderab, Khaleej Times reported. While special flights from Mumbai and Delhi will operate on Monday, those from Cochin and Hyderab will operate on Tuesday, it said.

"Air Arabia remains committed to bring stranded citizens back home as well as supporting requests to operate repatriation flights and is working closely with UAE authorities in this regard. airline anunced earlier that it's operating a mix of repatriation flights as well as cargo flights during month of April to multiple destinations," it said in a statement on Monday.

Furr information about repatriation and cargo flights is available on website or can be obtained by contacting Air Arabia call centre on 06 5580000, it said. Last week, airline anunced new passenger repatriation as well as cargo flights to nine countries Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Sudan, Egypt, India and Nepal from Sharjah International Airport.

Indian government has banned all domestic as well as international air travel until May 3 in view of coronavirus pandemic which has killed over 160,000 people globally. 

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