51 evacuees from UAE land at Chandigarh airport

Mohali, August 21

An evacuation flight, under the Vande Bharat Mission of the Union Government to evacuate stranded Indian nationals abroad, carrying 51 stranded Indian passengers from the UAE arrived at Chandigarh International Airport here on Friday.

The IndiGo flight carrying 51 evacuated passengers from Dubai landed at the Chandigarh airport at 2.39 pm. All repatriated persons, mostly belonging to different parts of Punjab and nearby states, will reach their districts under the supervision of the respective state government representatives where they will be quarantined as per government guidelines.

Processing of passengers was smooth at the airport with joint efforts of various authorities/agencies.

A Health Department spokesperson said health officials took utmost precaution during the screening and passengers also maintained social distancing. He said no passenger was found suffering from fever, cough or cold and all were asymptomatic for coronavirus.