Coronavirus: First chartered flight to Mangalore to depart from UAE on June 1

Coronavirus: First chartered flight to Mangalore to depart from UAE on June 1

The first chartered flight to the city of Mangalore, Karnataka in South India is scheduled to depart from the Ras Al Khaimah airport on June 1, Khaleej Times has learnt.. The SpiceJet flight, chartered by Praveen Shetty, chairman of the Fortune Group of Hotels and president of the Karnataka non-Resident Indian Forum (KNRI), will repatriate 105 staff members of the hotel group, who have been placed on leave.. Consul General of India to Dubai Vipul confirmed the reports, and said, the flight will carry home a total of 180 passengers.. On May 26, private companies and community groups have been authorised by the Government of India to allow private aircrafts and chartered operations on international sectors in view of the coronavirus pandemic.. A few charter flights, organised by private companies have already departed from Abu Dubai, said Vipul. ". The Consul-General said mandatory IgG/ IgM tests will be conducted before the passengers depart, similar to the tests conducted as part of the Vande Bharat Mission.. 60 per cent of hotel staff sent on paid leave. A total of three out of the seven Fortune Group of Hotels in the UAE are non-operational at the moment. ". "Presently, I am sending