30,000 international flyers given quarantine exemption: Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri

NEW DELHI: About 30,000 air passengers who flew back to India under the Vande Bharat Mission have been granted exemption from institutional quarantine at Delhi airport, said Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri on Tuesday.

These passengers, who arrived at Delhi airport between August 8 and September 5, were exempted from the seven- day quarantine as they had a valid Covid-negative test report. Currently, nearly 4,000 passengers are returning on VBM flights every day on various Indian carriers. The minister said that flights under VBM have played a key role in bringing people back home.