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Visakhapatnam Airport Director Raj Kishore said the aerodrome received two Air India flights, one from Abu Dhabi and the other from Manila
Accordingly, the airline will run these special ferry flights during the second phase of the repatriation mission
Air India will operate 7 flights to bring back countrymen from the United States
Air India along with its subsidiary Air India Express are operating a total of 64 flights to 12 countries to repatriate 14,800 Indians back in the first phase
In a crisis, it is imperative that a country borrows and spends more
Number of Indians to be flown not immediately shared; govt yet to announce firm schedule and ticket prices
Nearly 15,000 Indians are expected to return on special Air India flights from 12 countries in the coming days
Formal permission from Air India is required before sharing any details, pictures or videos with any production house or individual, a circular said.
On day two of repatriation of stranded Indians from the US, Air India flight will take off from Newark to Mumbai and Ahmedabad on Sunday
The five pilots fly Boeing 787 planes, the second source said
The special evacuation flight AI 130 -- operated with a Boeing 777 plane -- departed from London on Saturday
The pre-flight Covid-19 test is carried out 72 hours before the pilots are rostered for flight duties
On Monday, India announced had that it will begin phased repatriation of its citizens stranded abroad from May 7
Through Vande Bharat Mission, 64 flights and three Navy ships are to repatriate nearly 15,000 Indians stranded abroad
The repatriation operation is being conducted under India's ambitious 'Vande Bharat' mission to bring back around 15,000 stranded citizens from overseas.
The Air India Express flight IX452 took off from Abu Dhabi to Kochi, which will be followed by a Dubai-Kozhikode flight of the same airline
Meanwhile, Air India's maiden evacuation flights to the United Kingdom and the USA got delayed for a day as the Covid-19 test reports of the national carrier's crew members are still awaited
The requirement of mandatory Covid-19 tests was communicated by the Home Ministry to the airline on Tuesday evening and has now led to a slight delay in resumption of operations
The home ministry has also made it mandatory for pilots and crew to undergo Covid-19 tests in order to operate evacuation flights