Repatriation from Kuwait to start today, three flights to Kerala

Repatriation flights from Kuwait to Kerala will begin on June 9. Only three flights are scheduled to Kerala from the Gulf country in the third phase of Vande Bharat Mission,

The Indian government has scheduled a total of six flights from Kuwait to India.

The first flight to Kerala will take off from Kuwait on June 9 at 2 pm and land at Kozhikode by 9.20 pm. The second flight will take off on June 12 at 3.40 pm and land at Thiruvananthapuram at 11.10 pm. The last flight to Kerala will leave Kuwait on June 14 at 11.30 am and land in Kochi by 7 pm.

Though over 50,000 people have registered for repatriation in Kuwait alone, only 2000 of them could come back in 10 flights so far.

Meanwhile, many organisations and travel agencies in Kuwait have started registration for chartered flights. The Indian government is yet to give permission for such flights, but there is considerable interest from the passengers.