Under Phase Four of Vande Bharat Mission, over 500 flights to be operate
Private airlines will have significant participation in the Fourth Phase of Vande Bharat Mission. Over 500 flights will be operated by the private airlines, including Indigo and Go Air. The Civil Aviation Ministry said that among others, Indigo will operate 238 flights from Qatar and 219 flights from Kuwait. Go Air will operate 41 flights from Kuwait. Phase Four will particularly focus on countries where there still are a large number of Indians who have registered to return.
Meanwhile, a record five lakh stranded Indians have returned safely to India under the Mission till now. The operations commenced on 7th May and in less than two months, nearly five lakh four thousand stranded Indians from 137 countries have returned to their homes.