The first flight of the ‘Mission ‘Vande Bharat’ carrying 181 people from Abu Dhabi landed in Kochi around 10pm on Thursday. Shah Jahan, who boarded the flight from Abu Dhabi, said he decided to return to India as he had lost his job. Passengers started arriving at Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports as early as 9.30am on Thursday. Indian ambassador Pavan Kapoor was seen inquiring about the procedure from some of the passengers undergoing medical screening at the Abu Dhabi airport. Rescue flights from London will cost Rs 50,000 while flights from the United States have been priced at Rs 1,00,000.

Source: Hindustan Times May 07, 2020 18:24 UTC