Vande Bharat Mission Phase 5 Begins Today 857, Flights Schedule For 23 Countries

The Phase 5 of the Vande Bharat Mission begins today to rescue Indians stranded abroad. The phase 5 of the biggest ever evacuation mission will continue till 31st August 2020.

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri in a interview said, that under various phases of Vande Bharat Mission, more than 8 lakh 45 thousand Indians have been repatriated.

He said upto 1200 flights are likely to be added in Phase 5 of Vande Bharat Mission. In total, Air India and Air India Express have airlifted 2 lakh 67 thousand 436 stranded passengers and other charters have brought home 4 lakh 86 thousand 811 stranded passengers between 6th of May and 30th of July this year.

The Ministry of External Affairs has said that a total of 792 flights (692 international and 100 domestic feeders) have been scheduled to repatriate Indians from 23 countries in Phase 5 of the Vande Bharat Mission.

These include Gulf countries, US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Israel, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan.

The flights will cater to 21 different airports across India and repatriate an estimated 1 lakh 30 thousand Indians stranded abroad.

Here is the full schedule of Vande Bharat Mission : Phase 5

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