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Washington: About 25,000 Indians have registered with the country’s mission in the US. USA For repatriation flights that will start operating from Saturday (local time), Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu said, adding that in the first week seven flights will take off and “ongoing work” will be in progress to evacuate Indian citizens from here. .
In an exclusive interview for ANI, Sandhu said: “So, we have a total of 25,000 people who have registered in the first week, we are going to take seven flights, and this will be a continuous work in progress, depending on how the requirements reach where people want to go in India, and what the local situation is allowing, both medically and connections, and on that basis, we will continue more after the first week. “
The first flight will be from San Francisco to Mumbai and Hyderabad on Saturday with 200 passengers on board. On May 10, an Air India flight from New York with 300 passengers on board will arrive in Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
Later on May 11, Chicago passengers will land in Mumbai and Chennai. Finally, on May 12, there may be a flight from Washington DC to Delhi and Hyderabad.
“The Vande Bharat mission starts from today. The first flight will take off from San Francisco in no time. And then we will have seven total flights from four different hubs. These are all Air India hubs, and these flights go to different cities from India, “said the envoy.
When asked about the protocols adopted to guarantee the safety of passengers and flight crew, Sandhu assured that Air India has taken all necessary precautions and that the embassy will guarantee the implementation of the directive of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the trips.
“Air India has taken all necessary precautions. And there is a very clear directive from the Interior Ministry on that on the journey, which will be implemented. But before passengers board the flight. Their check-up will take place and it will ensure that people who are asymptomatic, get on the flight, to ensure the safety of everyone’s health also on the flight, there are certain arrangements and requirements that Air India is addressing, “he said.
The envoy said the mission will study the “evolving situation” over the next few days and will accordingly carry out the next phase of the evacuation.
“As I mentioned that this is an evolving and developing situation. Right now we have the first seven days, we will study it and continuously, then we will be able to for the next seven days, and then if necessary you would realize that too. As time goes by in India, there will be some relaxation for internal flights, etc. All these factors will be taken into account, in addition, what kind of response do we receive and how many passengers finally travel, 25,000 have checked in. But finally, how many they want to travel. That’s another factor that needs to be considered, “he said.
Explaining the challenges the mission faces in planning and executing the evacuation of the Indians, Sandhu said: “So, the challenges are everywhere. There are people who fill out the forms, but when they are picked up in a random lottery system very scientific. ” that we are working when they are picked up, the messages go to them and they do not respond, therefore, we have to advance scientifically again, but it must also be ensured that the flights are full and that everyone who wants to go can take advantage of this opportunity, “he said.
This story has been published from a cable agency source without modification to the text. Only the owner has been changed.
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