Air India will operate 64 flights from May 7 to May 13 to bring back around 15,000 Indian nationals stranded abroad amid the COVID-19-induced lockdown, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday.
The minister, while addressing a virtual press conference, said private Indian airlines may join the repatriation effort after May 13.
Those availing the repatriation flights will be charged, Puri said.
A passenger on a London-Delhi flight will be charged Rs 50,000 and on a Dhaka-Delhi flight Rs 12,000, the aviation minister said. One-way fare from the Gulf countries such as Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha to Kochi, Kerala range from Rs 15,000 to Rs 16,000. A ticket for flights from the United States to India has been priced at Rs 1,00,000, hindustantimes.com reported.
