Special Flights carrying stranded Indians abroad continue to arrive in different parts of country
Tweeted by AIRA Vande Bharat Mission, flight from Kuala Lumpur arrived at Trichy International Airport last night with 177 passengers. This is the third aircraft to land in the state with the evacuees from abroad. The passengers have been quarantined after taking samples to test for Covid-19 infection. Another aircraft is scheduled to reach Chennai from Kuwait with about 200 passengers tonight.
Indians stranded abroad have started arriving in Uttar Pradesh under Vande Bharat mission
A flight carrying around 180 people reached Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport in Lucknow yesterday evening. These passengers were received by the officials of Lucknow district. After thorough medical screening the travellers were sent to 14-day quarantine in Lucknow. The passengers were given option of either to be quarantined in Lucknow for 14 days in a government centre, or in chargeable hotels at reasonable amount.
State government is also bringing back it stranded labourers from other states and trying to provide them jobs near their native places. More from our correspondent the government has instructed to make an elaborate plan to generate jobs for 20 lakh migrant labourers and workers in state. As of now more than one lakh 20 thousand migrant workers and labourers have been brought back by more than 114 trains from other states.
A special flight carrying Indian nationals from London arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in the wee hours today under the Vande Bharat Mission. A total of 329 Indians were brought back in this special flight from London. The repatriation operations will see the Mumbai international airport catering to 10 flights and 6 transit flights in the course of 7 days welcoming stranded Indian nationals from countries such as UK, US, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Philippines.
In compliance with the guidelines, passengers have been asked to maintain a physical distance of a minimum of 2 meters through distinctive markings laid out at the airport and are required to wear face mask and hand gloves during the entire course of their journey.
The airport will be undertaking preventive measures by disinfecting the baggage before loading on the conveyor belt and providing sanitized baggage trolleys to the passengers along with hand sanitizers being stationed across various touchpoints at the airport. The airport has put up a stringent screening process right from the time passengers arrive to the time they leave the terminal building. Arriving passengers are escorted by CISF personnel until they are handed over to the state authorities.
As part of Vande Bharat mission, flight from Doha landed at Kochi in Kerala early this morning.
Another flight carrying 178 passengers reached Kochi international airport early morning today at 1:40 am..One flight each from Muscat and Kuwait carrying expatriates also arrived last night in kochi. Passengers of all flights, after detailed medical screening, were sent to State quarantine centres except pregnant women, small kids and very aged people, who were send for home quarantine.
Meanwhile, a flight from Doha is scheduled to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram today night at 10 pm. The capital city is fully equipped for the arrival of people from abroad with sufficient medical and transfer facilities and quarantine centres.Meanwhile the State Govt's call for complete lockdown on all Sundays comes to effect from today.Only essential services are allowed today, as part of effectively containing Covid 19 in the State.
An Air India flight, carrying 163 Indian nationals stranded in Kuwait, landed at Samshabad International Airport in Hyderabad last night. This is the first evacuation flight to Hyderabad under the Vande Bharat Mission. All of the have been sent to quarantine for 14 days, after due health screening.
First flight under Vande Bharat Mission has arrived at the International airport in Hyderabad, little past 10 PM last evening bringing home 163 Indians stranded in Kuwait due to lockdown during the current COVID-19 Pandemic. As per the airport authorities, social distancing norms have been maintained and the passengers have been brought in small groups for medical screening on arrival.