The Kempegowda International Airport geared up for the arrival of the first evacuation flight from London early Monday morning. The Air India Boeing 777 was scheduled to land at 3 am, with an estimated 200 passengers.
All the passengers are to be screened on arrival and shifted for mandatory quarantine for 14 days. The first flight was to reach Bengaluru via Delhi. In all, about 800 people would be brought back to Karnataka by three Air India flights over the next few days.
On Friday, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar had visited the airport and inspected the upgraded screening facilities there. The screening will be conducted in two stages. The government has already made arrangements to quarantine the passengers at hotels, hostels and school buildings.
