Home UAE Dubai Dubai’s Emirates to operate repatriation flights to India The flights will be operated to the Indian cities of Bengaluru, Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram, between July 12-26, 2020 by Zainab Mansoor July 12, 2020 Dubai carrier Emirates will operate special repatriation flights to five Indian cities between July 12-26, 2020, it announced on July 11. The repatriation flights will enable stranded Indians reach home and assist UAE residents currently in India to return. Emirates announces special repatriation flights to Bengaluru, Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai & Thiruvananthapuram in India between 12 & 26 July to assist stranded Indians get home & enable UAE residents currently in India to return to UAE. https://t.co/B9q3ZvnmXJ #FlyEmiratesFlyBetter pic.twitter.com/re2eQjgZm6 — Emirates Airline (@emirates) July 11, 2020 The flights will be operated to the Indian cities of Bengaluru, Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram, at the following flight frequencies: Bengaluru: twice daily Delhi: twice daily Kochi: twice daily Mumbai: thrice daily Thiruvananthapuram: once daily The flights to Bengaluru and Mumbai are subject to state government approval. Flights can be booked on the carrier’s website, its sales offices and contact centre or through travel agents. Passengers must meet all the entry requirements of the destination to be allowed to board the flights. Flights from Dubai to India Only Indian citizens stranded in the UAE will be allowed to fly from Dubai to the five Indian destinations. Flights from India to Dubai These flights will be available for UAE nationals and residents with prior entry approval from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs (GDFRA) for residents of Dubai and ICA approval for residents of other emirates of the UAE. All passengers travelling from airports in India to Dubai are also required to carry a negative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) certificate issued by a laboratory authorised by the government of India to be accepted on the flight. Certificates must be issued no more than 96 hours before departure. Emirates has implemented a set of measures to ensure the safety of its customers and employees on the ground and in the air. The carrier has also modified its services onboard these flights in line with requirements from the authorities. Premium customers travelling from Dubai can also avail of the Emirates’ Chauffeur Drive service and airport lounge at Dubai International airport. Read more: Dubai’s Emirates resumes on-ground services for premium customers from July 1 With the resumption of flights to additional locations, the airline’s network will grow to 58 cities by mid-August covering destinations across six continents. Read: Dubai’s Emirates resumes flights to 6 more cities; network to grow to 58 destinations Tags Bengaluru Delhi Emirates flights India Kochi Mumbai Repatriation residents Thiruvananthapuram UAE 0 Comments You might also like New Dhs1bn fund targets reshaping UAE health, wellness Insights: Why the UAE is a premier hub for cybersecurity startups UAE’s Julphar divests Zahrat Al Rawdah Pharmacies Last chance for UAE overstayers as visa amnesty deadline extended