New Delhi: National carrier Air India Ltd will operate 70 flights to destinations in US and Canada under the third phase of Mission Vande Bharat, between 11-30 June to repatriate Indians stranded abroad, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a tweet late on Monday. "More flights being added to Mission Vande Bharat to enable stranded & distressed Indians to return home. @airindiain will operate 70 flights to destinations in USA & Canada under Phase 3 of the Mission from 11-30 June 2020," he said.
The government started the Vande Bharat Mission on May 7 to bring stranded Indians home on a payment basis amid the covid-19 induced lockdown.