Coronavirus: UAE citizens to be repatriated from four Indian cities

Two special flights – one today and the second on April 22 – will bring Emiratis home

Air Arabia has started operating repatriation flights.Courtesy of Air Arabia.

A UAE airline will fly from four Indian cities to bring Emirati citizens back home.

An Air Arabia flight will operate from Mumbai and Delhi to Sharjah International Airport today, while another repatriation service will depart from the south Indian cities of Cochin and Hyderabad on April 22.

The UAE has brought 2,286 Emiratis home since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation said yesterday.

The ministry has organised 86 land and air services for citizens stranded in 43 countries.

Eleven more repatriation flights are in the pipeline to help those who are still abroad.

In the UAE, authorities issued a call on March 17 for all of its citizens to return as a matter of priority.

Emiratis still outside the country can contact the ministry to arrange a flight home through the Twajudi service, which helps UAE missions to contact and help them in emergencies.

For more information on Air Arabia repatriation flights, passengers can ring the airline’s call centre on 06 558 0000.