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Covid-19: India to launch phase 2 of Vande Bharat Mission from US on May 16

Air India will operate 7 flights to bring back countrymen from the United States

Medics screen a passenger after an Air India Express flight brought stranded Indian nationals from Abu Dhabi, UAE, as part of the repatriation exercise ‘Vande Bharat Mission’, at the airport in Kochi. Photo: PTI
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ANI
India will launch the second phase of 'Vande Bharat Mission' from the United States on May 16 under which Air India will operate 7 flights to bring back countrymen from the United States.

These will be a repeat of the same cities as phase one as flights will originate from San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago and New York. However, the onward and final destination will not remain the same.

A total of 7 flights will be a part of the second phase break down. Two flights are scheduled to depart from San Francisco, one from DC, two from Chicago