Merge 104.8 | 12 July 2020
The Indian Embassy in Oman has announced a roster of 20 new repatriation flights scheduled for departure from Muscat between July 17-31 under Phase 4 of the Republic’s Vande Bharat mission.
In a statement issued online, the Indian Embassy in Muscat has identified the following schedule of new flights:
July 17: Muscat — Vijayawada/Mumbai
July 18: Muscat — Chennai
July 18: Muscat — Delhi
July 20: Muscat — Hyderabad/Mumbai
July 21: Muscat — Mumbai
July 21: Muscat — Kochi
July 21: Muscat — Trivandrum
July 22: Muscat — Bangalore/Mangalore
July 23: Muscat — Chennai
July 23: Muscat — Amritsar/Delhi
July 24: Muscat — Vijayawada/Mumbai
July 25: Muscat — Kochi
July 26: Muscat — Delhi
July 26: Muscat — Calicut
July 27: Muscat — Lucknow/Delhi
July 28: Muscat — Jaipur/Delhi
July 29: Muscat — Mumbai
July 30: Muscat — Trivandrum
July 31: Muscat — Bangalore/Mangalore
July 31: Muscat — Calicut
The Embassy has advised those passengers wishing to travel on the newly-scheduled flights to fill out a new registration form on their website.
As before, the Indian Embassy has confirmed that passenger lists for all repatriation flights will be finalized by the Embassy, and those short-listed to fly will be contacted directly by their representatives.
Priority for travel will be given to those with medical emergencies, pregnant women and the elderly, workers in distress, and “other Indian nationals who are stranded in difficult situations.”
The Embassy has reiterated: “The cost of tickets will have to be borne by the passengers themselves and air tickets will be issued by the airline only to short-listed persons. All passengers are required to confirm acceptance of all conditions of travel, including quarantine requirements in India, as well as health requirements in order to board the flight.”
As per the Indian Embassy, over the weekend flights to Ahmedabad, Mangalore, Kochi, Trivandrum, Mumbai, and Lucknow departed from Muscat International Airport.
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