Over 230 Indians were repatriated from Manila, Philippines by a special Air India flight under the ‘Vande Bharat’ mission which landed here at the IGI Airport on late Tuesday night.
During the fifth day of the Vande Bharat Mission, both Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express brought back passengers from the UK, US, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and the Gulf states to several cities in the country.
On Tuesday, the Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement that over 6,000 stranded citizens abroad have been flown back to India on 31 flights operated by Air India and Air India Express under Vande Bharat Mission in five days beginning from May 7.