NEW DELHI : The government has offered private carriers as many as 750 flights to operate under the Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) to repatriate stranded Indians from foreign countries, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday."About 40 of the 750 flights offered to private airlines under Vande Bharat Mission has already been scheduled.
Air India Group will operate 300 additional flights under the Vande Bharat Mission, However, I am not sure if all 1000 (additional) flights will be availed (by the airlines)," Puri said at a press conference.During the first two phases of VBM, national carrier Air India Ltd., and its subsidiary Air India Express, were the only airlines that were allowed to repatriate stranded Indians from.