Air India Express has opened its flights between 12th and 26th July from India to UAE for sale to Indians with UAE Resident Permits
Clarion India
NEW DELHI — At a time when the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the international flight operations due to pandemic scare, the civil aviation authorities of India and the UAE have given a ray of hope to the people stranded in the UAE and India.
India and the UAE have agreed to operate special repatriation flights between the two countries during July 12-26.
As per the arrangement, chartered flights operated by UAE carriers to bring Indians from the UAE will be allowed to carry ICA (Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship) approved UAE residents to their native country on their return leg.
Further, Indian carriers operating repatriation flights to bring back Indians from the UAE will be allowed to carry the ICA approved UAE residents on their onward journey from India to the Gulf country.
Taking to Twitter, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said: “As part of the close strategic partnership between the Govts of India & UAE, and with a view to assisting UAE residents who are presently in India to return to UAE, the Civil Aviation Authorities of both countries have agreed to operationalise a special arrangement.”
As part of the close strategic partnership between the Govts of India & UAE, and with a view to assisting UAE residents who are presently in India to return to UAE, the Civil Aviation Authorities of both countries have agreed to operationalise a special arrangement. @PIB_India
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) July 9, 2020
Following the announcement from the Civil Aviation Ministry, Air India Express expressed interest to operate its flights between July 12 and 26 from India to UAE for Indians with UAE work permits.
Air India Express CEO K Shyam Sundar said on Twitter, “Happy to announce Air India Express has opened its flights between 12th and 26th July from India to UAE for sale to Indians with UAE Resident Permits.”
(With media inputs)