As India commences its largest rescue operations to bring back stranded citizen in foreign countries, BJP General Secretary of North Delhi recently tweeted a video of passengers of a rescue flight applauding Air India for their efforts.
Passengers of the San Fransisco - Mumbai flight that brought stranded nationals after India went into a lockdown. Although allowed as special case, Air India is charging the passengers for the ticket price, unlike the earlier rescue flights which were operated free of cost. Cost of tickets from London to Mumbai will be Rs 50,000, and cost to San Francisco will be Rs 1 Lakh.
This gives a breather to the airlines who are waiting for the government to lift the travel ban, which has exceeded more than 40 days. Since March 25, all the domestic air carriers have parked their planes due to the ban, suffering massive economic setback. This is for the first time, govt has allowed for airlines to operate flight on a chargeable basis.
The 64 flights planned include - 10 flights to UAE, two flights to Qatar, five to Saudi Arabia, seven to the UK, five to Singapore, seven to the United States, five to the Philippines, seven to Bangladesh, two to Bahrain, seven to Malaysia, five to Kuwait, and two to Oman.
13/05/20 News18.com
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Passengers of the San Fransisco - Mumbai flight that brought stranded nationals after India went into a lockdown. Although allowed as special case, Air India is charging the passengers for the ticket price, unlike the earlier rescue flights which were operated free of cost. Cost of tickets from London to Mumbai will be Rs 50,000, and cost to San Francisco will be Rs 1 Lakh.
This gives a breather to the airlines who are waiting for the government to lift the travel ban, which has exceeded more than 40 days. Since March 25, all the domestic air carriers have parked their planes due to the ban, suffering massive economic setback. This is for the first time, govt has allowed for airlines to operate flight on a chargeable basis.
The 64 flights planned include - 10 flights to UAE, two flights to Qatar, five to Saudi Arabia, seven to the UK, five to Singapore, seven to the United States, five to the Philippines, seven to Bangladesh, two to Bahrain, seven to Malaysia, five to Kuwait, and two to Oman.
13/05/20 News18.com
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