COVID-19: India schedules 6 new repatriation flights from Oman

Merge 104.8  |  02 July 2020

The Indian Embassy in Oman has announced six more repatriation flights scheduled to depart from the Sultanate between July 8-14, 2020.

In a statement issued online this afternoon [Thursday, July 2], the Embassy confirmed that the flights, will are scheduled under Phase 4 of the Republic’s global Vande Bharat mission to repatriate its stranded nationals abroad, will depart as per the roster below:

Photo credit: Indian Embassy in Oman

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.”

(Also read: COVID-19: GCC at “worrying stage”, governments should tighten surveillance, says WHO Regional Director.)