MUSCAT: The list of passengers who will be repatriated to Kerala in the first Air India Express flight has been finalised, the India Embassy informed The Arabian Stories on Friday.
A total of 180 passengers will fly to Kochi from Muscat airport in the first flight of phase one on Saturday at 4:15pm.
“We have finalised the list of the passengers who will be taking the first flight to Kochi. They have been duly informed and we have advised them to purchase the tickets from Air India,” an official from embassy said.
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Meanwhile, Air India Express on its Facebook account left a message for the passengers: “We are ready to fly you home. Air India Express is all set for the repatriation flight operations. A total of 60 pilots and 120 cabin crew members are deployed for the first week of operations. We shall be operating repatriation flights to Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Amritsar, Luknow and Delhi in the first phase.”
Earlier on Thursday, Indian Embassy has confirmed that more flights will be operated in subsequent phases covering multiple destinations from Oman to India. “We urge everyone to be patient and wait for further announcements. Those who have already registered are not required to re-register. Embassy officials will contact the short-listed travelers,” embassy added.
