Till April 30, 2021, Kerala received 14,10,275 passengers, while Delhi received 13,35,275 and Maharashtra 5,89,222
Under the Vande Bharat Mission a total of 55,93,431 Indian nationals were brought back to India till April 30, 2021. The flights carrying passengers from several countries landed mostly in the Indian cities of Bangalore, Kochi, Kannur, Chennai, Amritsar, Mumbai, Delhi, Kozhikode, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Varanasi, and Trichy.
Among the Indian states, Kerala received the maximum number of passengers, followed by Delhi and Maharashrta. Till April 30, 2021, Kerala received 14,10,275 passengers, while Delhi received 13,35,275 and Maharashtra 5,89,222.
A reply from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs over the question of Basanta Kumar Panda, Member of Parliament, stated that 5,021,51 came via land, while 3,987 used sea route.
The flights under the Vande Bharat Mission started operations on May 6, 2021. The operations helped many Indians come back on time because many countries imposed travel restrictions and suspended scheduled flights.
Under the Vande Bharat Mission the flights are coming mostly from Singapore, Riyadh, Dubai, London, Frankfurt, Newark, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain, Kabul, Sharjah, Doha, Muscat
Scheduled international flights have not yet been resumed even though The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and other travel agencies are pleading the governments for relaxation in PCR tests and quarantine procedures.
Some social groups and clubs even booked chartered flights for passengers to transport the stranded Indians in many parts of the world.
Under the Vande Bharat Mission the flights are coming mostly from Singapore, Riyadh, Dubai, London, Frankfurt, Newark, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain, Kabul, Sharjah, Doha, Muscat.
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