SpiceJet flight brings back 175 passengers from UAE
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mohali: 15.07.2020
In continuation to the Vande Bharat Mission of evacuating stranded Indians from various countries, an evacuation flight from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived at the Chandigarh International Airport with 175 Indians on Tuesday.
Another flight from Sharjah brought 141 stranded Indians on Monday. With this, a total of 19 flights have arrived so far under the Vande Bharat evacuation mission Phase II. Flights from the US, Ukraine, Auckland in New Zealand, Kuwait, two flights from United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sharjah and four flights from Dubai have so far arrived with approximately 2,400 passengers.
The SpiceJet flight from the UAE arrived at 4.39 pm with 175 passenhers. This is the fourth flight connectivity to the UAE. The other Air India flight from Sharjah arrived at 3.16 pm on Monday with 141 passengers.
Mohali civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh said all the passengers arriving from Sharjah and the UAE have been asked to undergo strict institutional quarantine at their respective districts and their passports have also been taken into possession by the administration.
The government of India had recently permitted airline operators from the Middle East and Gulf counties to bring back stranded Indians to their country. These foreign airlines will also operate apart from Air India or other Indian-based airline operators to bring back stranded Indians to Chandigarh.
The permission was notified by the director, civil aviation, Punjab. Foreignbased airline operators like Qatar Airways, Kuwait Airways, Air Arabia, Jazeera Airways, and SalamAir, so far have been given permission to operate flights to Chandigarh International Airport in Mohali.
Passengers at the Chandigarh international airport on Tuesday
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