Air India’s repatriation flights postponed as crew members’ COVID-19 tests get delayed
NEW DELHI: Air India’s repatriation flights under the ‘Vande Bharat’ mission could not be operated on Wednesday as the crew members’ COVID-19 tests were not done on time, senior airline officials said.
The ‘Vande Bharat’ mission plans to bring stranded Indians from abroad amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
The flights under the mission will start operating from Thursday, the officials clarified.
Air India’ first fight was scheduled to depart at 3.30 am on Wednesday from Delhi to San Francisco. The second flight was scheduled to depart at 6.30 am on Wednesday from Mumbai to London, they said.
