Dubai: Additional flights will operate between Saudi Arabia and India to help in the repatriation of illegal Indian expatriates who want to return to India from the Gulf nation, a top Indian diplomat has said.
"The embassy has taken up the issue with the Indian authorities, and accordingly Air India, the national flag carrier, has expressed its readiness to operate flights," the Saudi Gazette Tuesday quoted Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, India's consul general in Jeddah, as telling a gathering of the Indian community.
"If there are many people who are ready to go but there are no seats available, then we will arrange additional flights."
Expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia are rushing to take advantage of a grace period offered by the authorities to either rectify their residency status or return to their respective countries after the implementation of a new labour policy.
18/06/13 IANS/New Indian Express
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"The embassy has taken up the issue with the Indian authorities, and accordingly Air India, the national flag carrier, has expressed its readiness to operate flights," the Saudi Gazette Tuesday quoted Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, India's consul general in Jeddah, as telling a gathering of the Indian community.
"If there are many people who are ready to go but there are no seats available, then we will arrange additional flights."
Expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia are rushing to take advantage of a grace period offered by the authorities to either rectify their residency status or return to their respective countries after the implementation of a new labour policy.
18/06/13 IANS/New Indian Express
