The first two flights under the Vande Bharat Mission for evacuating NRIs reached Kerala from UAE on Thursday night.
While the first flight from Abu Dhabi reached Nedumbassery airport in Kochi with 181 passengers, including 49 pregnant women and four kids, by around 10:15 pm, the second flight from Dubai reached Kozhikode international airport in North Kerala with 182 passengers, including 19 pregnant women and five kids, by around 10:35 pm.
Air India Express operated both the flights. All passengers were allowed to board the flights after preliminary COVID-19 screening. Natives of several districts came by both the flights.
