Vande Bharat Mission takes off: First flights return with 359 Keralites from the Gulf
KOCHI: Joy, relief and solace. The words summed up the mood of 359 Keralites who arrived from Abu Dhabi and Dubai under ‘Vande Bharat Mission’, the biggest evacuation of Indians after the Gulf war, began on Thursday.
The Air India Express flights touched down with 177 and 182 passengers at the Kochi and Karipur airports respectively at 10.10 pm and 10.35 pm.
