City
Epaper

Air India flight departs from Riyadh with 152 Indians

By ANI | Published: May 20, 2020 10:34 PM

An Air India flight from Riyadh under Vande Bharat Mission on Wednesday left for Kerala's Kannur with 152 Indians.

Open in App

An Air India flight from Riyadh under Vande Bharat Mission on Wednesday left for Kerala's Kannur with 152 Indians.

The flight departed from King Khalid International Airport. The passengers on board include seven infants, the Indian embassy here tweeted.

"Air India Flight AI 1912 from Riyadh bound for Kannur has departed with 152 passengers on board including 7 infants," the embassy tweeted.

The Indian government launched the first phase of the Vande Bharat Mission on May 7 and the second phase was started on May 16.

On Tuesday, Air India and Air India Express' 11 flights evacuated 1,912 citizens from Dubai, Bahrain, Kuwait, Kuala Lumpur, Dhaka, Mla, Dammam, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Jakarta.

Under the second phase, a total of 149 flights including feeder flights are expected to be operated to bring back stranded Indians from 40 countries.

( With inputs from ANI )

Tags: Vande bharat missionKannurRiyadhAir IndiaFirst air indiaAir india airbus
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalAir India Extends Suspension of Tel Aviv Flights Amid Middle East Tensions Until April 30

MaharashtraAir India Overbooks Flight: Passengers Left Stranded Without Refunds

MaharashtraVistara Pilots' Holidays Drive Airfare Surge by 20-25% on Key Mumbai Routes

InternationalIran-Israel Tensions: Air India Temporarily Suspends Tel Aviv Flights

NationalBlast in Kerala: Two Injured in Explosion While Making Bomb in Kannur

International Realted Stories

InternationalBangladesh agrees to join non-UN international force in Haiti

InternationalPakistan struggles with soaring inflation and widening wage disparities

InternationalPakistan's health institutes rack up exorbitant rent, neglecting patient care

International'The people of Israel need the blessings now more than ever': Jews flock to Western Wall

International99 million-year-old amber yields fossil surprise