Vande Bharat Mission: Air India, Air India Express brought back over 6000 Indians stranded abroad since 7th May

Vande Bharat Mission: After inception of the Airlift programme of the Indian Government from May 7th 2020, a total number of 6037 Indians stranded abroad have been flown back to India in 31 inbound Air India and Air India Express flights under Vande Bharat Mission. The Ministry of Civil Aviation informed about the latest status of its most revered Airlift programme 'Vande Bharat Mission.' 

The Ministry of Civil Aviation issued a press statement to upodate about the Vande Bharat Mission and said, "Government of India started Vande Bharat Mission - one of the largest initiatives to repatriate nationals back to India, on 7th May 2020. Under this mission, Ministry of Civil Aviation is coordinating with Ministry of External Affairs and state Governments for bringing Indians back to their homeland. 6037 Indians have been flown back to India in 31 inbound flights operated by Air India and Air India Express under Vande Bharat Mission in 5 days beginning from 7th May 2020." 

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The Ministry of Civial Aviation statement went on to add that Air India along with its subsidiary Air India Express are operating a total of 64 flights (42 by Air India & 24 by AI Express) to 12 countries viz. USA, UK Bangladesh, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Philippines, UAE and Malaysia to repatriate 14,800 Indians back in the first phase.

Each and every function in this massive air evacuation mission strictly adheres to the safety and hygiene protocol laid down by the Government and DGCA. MoCA, AAI and Air India leave no stone unturned to prioritize the safety of passengers, the crew and ground handling staff in these sensitive medical evacuation missions.