Air India’s special flights brought back 1,081 passengers and 10 infants on the second day of the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ on Friday.
Six flights flew in from five countries. Passengers returned from Singapore, Dhaka, Bahrain, Riyadh and Dubai to Delhi, Srinagar, Kochi, Kozhikode and Chennai.
Air India is also allowed to ferry passengers on outbound flights to the U.K., the U.S. and Singapore. As many as 169 passengers flew from Delhi to Washington, DC and 80 from Delhi to San Francisco. There were only 15 passengers on the Delhi-Singapore flight.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation shared eligibility criteria for passengers taking these special flights. It said several countries were allowing only nationals from the destination country to enter, including Oman, Kuwait, Malaysia, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
All foreign nationals in India from one of the 12 destination countries to which Air India has flights can also avail themselves of the service.
Third country nationals must ensure they have visas to enter Bahrain, Bangladesh, the U.S., the U.K. or Singapore or fly through these countries to another country.
Seafarers can also buy tickets on outbound flights.
