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Air-India flight brings 178 Indian nationals back from Dubai

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An Air-India Express flight carrying 178 Indian nationals, including five children and an infant, stranded in Dubai landed at the international airport here late Monday.

Also read: Vande Bharat Mission | Two batches of evacuees from Gulf arrive in Kerala

Another similar flight had brought to Kochi 179 Indian nationals, including two infants, from Kuala Lumpur on Sunday as part of the “Vande Bharat” mission of the government of India, an airport spokesman said.

Also read: Vande Bharat Mission | Over 1,000 return to India on six flights

The country has started repatriation of its citizens stranded in various countries, especially expatriates from Kerala in Gulf countries, since last Friday and around 1,900 people have so far arrived in the state by air and sea.

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