New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus lockdown, around 149 flights will be deployed in the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission to bring back the Indian citizens from across the world stranded due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
The second phase of Vande Bharat Mission is scheduled from May 16-22.
According to the sources, the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission will bring more than 25000 Indians from 31 countries.
In the second phase of the evacuation plan, the government has planned to operate 13 flights to the US, 11 flights to the UAE, 10 flight to Canada and 9 each for the UK and Saudi Arabia.
As per the evacuation plan, accessed by ETV Bharat, flights from the US will land in Gujarat, Karnataka, Delhi, Telangana, Odisha, Chandigarh and Kerala while flights from UAE from will be landing in Kerala, Telangana, Odisha, Delhi Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
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"6,037 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," the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Tuesday.
India has been under lockdown since March 25 to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The country has banned passenger air services till May 17 but the government has allowed movement of cargo flights, evacuation flights and some special flights permitted by the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
