MUSCAT: India has repatriated more than 15,000 stranded passengers from Oman in 83 flights in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
According to the data received from the Indian Embassy, 43 Vande Bharat Mission flights and 40 charter flights were used to fly home the stranded citizens from Muscat to various destinations in India. “As of June 21, 15,033 passengers have left Oman this include an Air India Express flight to Kochi that flew on Sunday with 178 passengers on board,” said a senior embassy official. said a senior embassy official.
The next Vande Bharat flight is on June 24 to Calicut.
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