India's civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Dubai - Domestic and international flights will continue to remain suspended until May 17, India's aviation minister added.
Speaking during a press interaction, Puri said, "A total of 10 flights from UAE, 2 from Qatar, 5 from Saudi Arabia, 7 from the UK, 5 from Singapore, 7 from the US, 5 from Philippines, 7 from Bangladesh, 2 from Bahrain, 7 from Malaysia, 5 from Kuwait, and 2 from Oman will be operated during this period."
Out of 64 flights to bring back stranded Indians from abroad, 15 will land in Kerala, and 11 from nine countries will land in Tamil Nadu, said the minister. A total of seven will land in Maharashtra and 11 in Delhi NCR.
"Those arriving by repatriation flights to be screened and put under a 14-day quarantine", the minister said.
The rates fixed for the journey will be Rs50,000 (Dh2,425) for London-Mumbai, similarly for London to Ahmedabad, London to Bengaluru and London to Delhi. For Chicago-Delhi-Hyderabad the rough cost will be about Rs1 lakh (Dh4,850), the minister added.
Domestic and international flights will continue to remain suspended until May 17, he said, adding that flights will resume in a graded manner when they do.