Swiss Airlines on Thursday launched a special repatriation flight, LX154, from Zurich to Mumbai and New Delhi to repatriate stranded Swiss nationals in different parts of India. SWISS is operating these flights on behalf of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA).
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a complete lockdown to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic on March 24, rail, road, water and air transport has been shut till April 15. The move has left thousands of international tourists stranded in different parts of India.
The Swiss Airlines flight left Zurich at 4:00 PM CET on April 8 and arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai at around 12:15 am local time on April 9.
