Coronavirus: Guidelines revised for chartering flights to India from UAE

Coronavirus: Guidelines revised for chartering flights to India from UAE

Coronavirus: Guidelines revised for chartering flights to India from UAE - News



As of June 20, more than 60,000 Indians have been repatriated in 'Vande Bharat' mission.





The Indian diplomatic missions in the UAE have issued revised guidelines for charterers wishing to operate repatriation flights to India, Khaleej Times has learnt.

For the past three weeks, chartered flights have been carrying Indian passengers from UAE to India and over 200 chartered flights have been facilitated by the Embassy and the Consulate under the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Government of India said Consul-General of India to Dubai Vipul.

However, for flights from June 25 onwards, a new standard operating procedure (SOP) has been put in place by Government of India for chartered flights from the UAE and some other countries added Vipul.

In a statement to the media, the missions said that Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General of India, Dubai, have worked assiduously to repatriate Indians stranded in UAE due to Covid-19 situation under Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) since May 7. It said, "As of June 20, more than 60,000 people had been repatriated in these flights through Air India and chartered flights of other airlines." Under