Air India’s first repatriation flight from Singapore lands in Delhi | India News



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NEW DELHI :: The first Air India flight that took off from Singapore with stranded Indian nationals landed at Delhi airport on Friday afternoon.
“Seeing people coming home is the best feeling for #DelhiAirport. Here’s a look at the first AI381 evacuation flight to #Delhi that landed a short time ago from @ChangiAirport. #VandeBharatMission,” he tweeted the name of Delhi airport. .

Operating under massive government Vande Bharat Mission, the flight departed from New Delhi around 11:20 pm on Thursday. A passenger also boarded the plane bound for Singapore.
Another Air India flight left Delhi airport around 8:30 am today to bring the Indians from Singapore on the second day of India’s ambitious ‘Vande Bharat’ mission. The same flight is expected to arrive here at 11:35 am later today.
As part of India’s largest evacuation operation since independence, the national airline also opened its reservations for passengers, meeting certain eligibility criteria, who wish to travel from India to London, Singapore and select destinations in the USA USA On flights that operate between May 8 and May 14.
“Those wishing to travel from India to London, Singapore and select destinations in the US. On Air India flights operating May 8-14, click http://www.airindia.in/r1landingpage.htm to reserve, “read the official statement issued by Air India.
On May 4, India announced that it will begin a gradual repatriation of its stranded citizens abroad starting May 7. The government said Air India will operate 64 flights from May 7 to 13 to bring back around 15,000 stranded Indian nationals abroad amid COVID- 19-induced blockade.

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