Coronavirus: Number of UAE repatriation flights to India set to double – The National

Coronavirus: Number of UAE repatriation flights to India set to double – The National

Coronavirus: Number of UAE repatriation flights to India set to double. About 420,000 Indians have registered with missions in the Emirates to return home. The number of repatriation flights from the UAE to India is set to more than double from next week as officials step up efforts to allow citizens to return home.. Indian citizens in the Emirates have appealed for more flights from the UAE, which is home to the world's largest non-resident Indian population of more than 3.4 million.. So far, about 21,000 Indians have flown home on more than 90 flights since services began on May 7.. Of the total passengers, 14,300 people departed on 80 flights from Dubai as of Monday.. "It will take months to evacuate stranded people which will only result in more misery to people struggling .. The Vande Bharat mission is a good initiative but it is not enough as there are thousands of people waiting.". "Once the Vande Bharat mission increases flights, we will not need to organise special charters," he said.. About 70,000 Indian nationals have been flown home from across the world..