A total of 149 flights will bring back stranded Indians from 31 countries over seven days in the second phase of `Vande Bharat Mission’ to be launched on May 16, according to a source.
“The number of stranded Indians to be brought back in the second phase has not been estimated yet by the government, but it would be much more than the passengers travelling in the first phase as the flights this time are more than double,” an official told BusinessLine.
The first phase of the `Vande Bharat Mission’, which began on May 7, is expected to result in the repatriation of around 15,000 Indians from 12 countries, till May 15. The countries from which Indians are being brought back in the first phase include the US, the UK, UAE, Oman, Singapore, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Philippines and Malaysia
