Fresh Vande Bharat flights announced by India amid pandemic from Israel, Singapore and more countries

India has announced fresh Vande Bharat flights to repatriate stranded Indians from abroad just like last year amid COVID-19 pandemic. The rescue mission was launched last year and it helped a number of people in bringing and sending them home.

Central government has decided to operate the Vande Baharat flights for those who are stuck outside due to the recent lockdown. The Ministry of Civil Aviation is now planning an evacuation drive wherein national airlines Air India will fly to countries to bring back Indian citizens home.

#VandeBharatMission: Air India Flight AI 0940 to Delhi departed today from Bahrain International Airport with 118 passengers including 2 infants onboard. Wishing safe journey to all the passengers. #AirBubbleIndiaBahrain pic.twitter.com/YkK09LLFtS

— India in Bahrain (@IndiaInBahrain) June 6, 2021

Given the current pandemic and lockdown situation, a number of Indians are stranded in other countries and struggling to come back. As of now, the aviation ministry is planning to operate Vande Bharat flights from June to October 31.

For Indians stranded across the world, flights under Vande Bharat Mission have been flights of hope.
The undaunted Covid Warriors of civil aviation sector have facilitated travel of more than 89.2 lakh people & have successfully managed the world’s largest repatriation mission. pic.twitter.com/cF6Zkyrymw

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) June 3, 2021

A roster has been prepared and shared online by Air India, mentioning dates, timings, departure and arrival of these flights from various countries including Singapore, Israel, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Italy, to name a few.
According to civil aviation data, nearly 8.9 million Indian nationals have been brought back from abroad till now.