Suspension of scheduled international passenger flights extended till July 31

Scheduled international passenger services have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic

Air India Express operates first international flight with fully vaccinated crew

The airline said that they have vaccinated almost all eligible crew members and frontline staff

Airport Director said as many as 490 international flights had landed at Vijayawada Airport in phase one of the Vande Bharat mission

Hong Kong had earlier barred Air India flights from landing after the same thing happened there

All 145 passengers instructed to stay in institutional quarantine for next one week in their hometowns as per central government guidelines

Phase 4 is expected to continue until August 2, by which time around 80,000 more people are expected to return.

There are nearly 3,000 Indian students stranded in Russia and they all will be back by this month-end

The Indian government has arranged three Vande Bharat mission flights from South Africa, repatriating thousands

All rescheduled flights will now operate from July 15 onwards, Air India said in a statement

New Delhi has been carrying out repatriation flights from the US.