India announces 10 additional repatriation flights from Qatar
Doha: India has announced 10 additional flights as part on the ongoing repatriation mission from Qatar. Air India and Air India Express will operate the additional flights.
Indian Embassy announced on Twitter the list of additional flights from Doha for the ongoing Phase-2 from May 29 to June 4, 2020.
The additional flights will service Delhi, Kannur, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Srinagar, Amritsar, Chennai Lucknow and Thiruvananthapuram
May 29: Kannur (20:00), Delhi (21:30) and Ahmedabad (23:05)
May 30: Kochi (21:30)
May 31: Srinagar/Amritsar (20:25)
June 2: Kochi (21:30)
June 3: Chennai (20:45) and Thiruvananthapuram (23:00)
June 4: Lucknow (17:50) and Kannur (20:00)
Till now nine flights have departed Doha as part of the mission bringing the number of repatriated passengers from Qatar to 1520, plus 45 infants, Indian Embassy said.
Last week Indian Government had also announced that low budget airline Indigo will fly 28 flights to Kerala from Doha in the coming weeks.
The Embassy website has also published useful information relating to SOPs for repatriation and also of quarantine options available at some places.
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