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How joy of over 100 Indians in Amsterdam turned to horror over flight ban

Stranded passengers petitioned external affairs ministry for help and allow them to return to India

India bars passengers from EU, UK from March 18 in Covid-19 precaution
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India stopped all passenger traffic from Europe and Turkey from March 18 to stop the spread of Covid-19

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
After spending three days in transit at Amsterdam airport Sanjay Sapra was relieved to board KLM flight to Delhi on Friday, but his joy turned to horror after the aircraft was refused permission to land in India and forced to return from Russian airspace.

India stopped all passenger traffic from Europe and Turkey from March 18 to stop the spread of Covid-19. Sapra and over hundred other Indian passengers who were returning to India from the US and Canada were stuck at Amsterdam following the decision.

Stranded passengers petitioned external affairs ministry for help and allow them to return to