Kuwait flight arrives at city airport with 177 evacuees

Tribune News Service

Mohali, July 1

The ninth evacuation flight and second from Kuwait, under the Vande Bharat Mission of the Union Government to evacuate stranded Indian nationals abroad, carrying 177 passengers landed at the Chandigarh international airport here on Wednesday.

The GoAir flight number G87228 arrived at the airport via New Delhi at 7.15 pm.

All repatriated persons, who mostly belonged to various parts of Punjab, Haryana and nearby states, will reach their districts under the supervision of the respective state government representatives where they will be quarantined as per the government guidelines.

Spokesman of the Health Department said health officials took precautions while screening and passengers also maintained social distancing. He said no passenger was suffering from fever, cough, cold, etc, and all were asymptomatic for Covid.