Tamil Nadu: 183 stranded Indians brought back from Muscat

An Air India Express flight carrying 183 Indian nationals stranded in Muscat landed at the Anna International Airport Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Tuesday night. All the passengers were sent to quarantine centres for 14 days after thermal screening.

Chennai: An Air India Express flight brought back 183 passengers here stranded in Muscat, said an airline official.

According to the official, flight IX 350 flew in and touched down at the Anna International Airport here on Tuesday night.

As per reports, the passengers got out of the plane in small batches and were subjected to thermal scanning to record their body temperature. The passengers were then sent to quarantine centres for 14 days.

Air India along with its subsidiary Air India Express are operating a total of 64 flights (42 by Air India and 24 by AI Express) to 12 countries including USA, UK Bangladesh, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Philippines, UAE and Malaysia to repatriate 14,800 Indians back in the first phase.

Ministry of Civil Aviation had said that a total of 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 May 7.

IANS