Saturday, August 01, 2020

Air India commences fifth phase of Vande Bharat Mission, expected to run 700 flights

National carrier Air India on Saturday commenced the fifth phase of the 'Vande Bharat Mission'.
Accordingly, the airline is expected to operate close to 700 flights between India and at least 53 countries during this phase, airline sources said.
In the fourth phase till July 30, the airline had operated 617 flights to bring back around 110,383 passengers.
According to sources, the airline along with its subsidiary Air India Express, is expected to repatriate more than 1.2 lakh passengers from these 53 countries in the fifth phase.
Besides, the airline will continue to deploy the majority of its assets in the 5th phase, which will see ultra-long-haul flights to north America.
It will also operate extra flights to the UK, Canada and also service the Hong Kong route.
The airline is also servicing the domestic sector. Till July 30, the Air India Group had repatriated more than 271,910 passengers on 1,461 flights from around 53 countries.
01/08/20 IANS/Economic Times
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