177 arrive by 6th evacuation flight from Dubai

Tribune News Service

Mohali, June 21

The sixth evacuation flight carrying 177 passengers from Dubai landed at the Chandigarh international airport here late on Sunday evening. The flight was operated under the Vande Bharat Mission of the Union Government to evacuate Indian nationals stranded abroad.

All repatriated passengers will reach their districts under the supervision of their respective state government representatives and will be quarantined as per the government guidelines.

The Air India Express flight IX1183, which was scheduled to arrive at 5.25 pm, reached late at 6.30 pm.

Ishan, a resident of Panchkula who came by the flight, said they were informed that the delay was due to the medical screening of some passengers at the Dubai airport.

Shruti, a resident of Ludhiana, said she was allowed to board the flight today after she produced a medical certificate about her pregnancy. She said her parents had come to receive her at the airport.

All passengers were subjected to medical screening with strict compliance of the social distancing norm. None of the passengers was found symptomatic.