(TAN): Emirates will operate special repatriation flights to five Indian cities between July 12 and 26 to help stranded Indians get home and for residents of UAE currently in India to return to their home country, the airline said in a statement.
The five Indian cities to be covered under the programme are Bengaluru, Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.
There will be two repatriation flights a day to Bengaluru, Delhi and Kochi while in case of Mumbai, it will be three daily flights. One flight a day will operate between Dubai and Thiruvananthapuram.
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The flights to Bengaluru and Mumbai are subject to state government approval.
Passengers must meet all the entry requirements of the destination to be allowed to board the repatriation flights.
Only Indian citizens stranded in the UAE will be allowed to fly from Dubai to the five Indian destinations.
The repatriation flights from India to Dubai will be available for UAE nationals and residents with prior entry approval from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs (GDFRA) for residents of Dubai and ICA approval for residents of other emirates of the UAE.
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All passengers travelling from airports in India to Dubai are also required to carry a negative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction certificate issued by a laboratory authorised by the government of India to be accepted on the flight. Certificates must be issued no more than 96 hours before departure.
