Vande Bharat Mission Phase 6: Country-wise Flights Schedule

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday (28 Aug) said the phase 6 of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indians stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic will begin on September 1.

Speaking on the Vande Bharat Mission’s Phase 5, Anurag Srivastava, MEA Spokesperson, said the phase will culminate on August 31.

“Phase 6 of Vande Bharat Mission scheduled to begin on September 1, based on an assessment of demand by our missions abroad, flights are being rescheduled by Air India group and private carriers,” Mr Srivastava said at the weekly virtual briefing.

He further said, “During the Phase 5 of Vande Bharat Mission, which will end on August 31, 900 international flights have been operated from around 22 countries reaching 23 airports across India. More than 12 lakh stranded Indians have been repatriated by different modes under mission till August 26.”

“The bubble arrangements will continue as per schedule in the next phase,” he added.

India has so far established air bubbles arrangements with the US, UK, France, Germany, UAE, Qatar, and the Maldives.

The negotiations are underway with Australia, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria, Bahrain, Israel, Kenya, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.

As per the schedule posted by MEA, India will operate a total of 1059 flights from Afghanistan (4), Bahrain (16), Cambodia (1), Canada (56), China (4), France (14), Germany (47), Jordan (2), Kuwait (10), Malaysia (16), Maldives (8), Oman (45), Qatar (72), Saudi Arabia (8), Singapore (36), Thailand (3), UAE (274), UK (96) and USA (347)

*(No of Flights)

S. No.	Country	No. of Flights	Flights Schedule
1	Afghanistan	4	Check Flights Scheduled
2	Australia	13	Check Flights Scheduled
3	Bahrain	28	Check Flights Scheduled
4	Cambodia	1	Check Flights Scheduled
5	Canada	56	Check Flights Scheduled
6	China	2	Check Flights Scheduled
7	Ethiopia	1	Check Flights Scheduled
8	France	10	Check Flights Scheduled
9	Germany	47	Check Flights Scheduled
10	Jordan	2	Check Flights Scheduled
11	Kuwait	81	Check Flights Scheduled
12	Malaysia	16	Check Flights Scheduled
13	Maldives	8	Check Flights Scheduled
14	Oman	47	Check Flights Scheduled
15	Philippines	3	Check Flights Scheduled
16	Qatar	89	Check Flights Scheduled
17	Saudi Arabia	32	Check Flights Scheduled
18	Singapore	42	Check Flights Scheduled
19	Thailand	3	Check Flights Scheduled
20	UAE	274	Check Flights Scheduled
21	UK	88	Check Flights Scheduled
22	USA	347	Check Flights Scheduled
23	Vietnam	1	Check Flights Scheduled