Daijiworld Media Network – Dubai
Dubai, May 9: The first flight handling the evacuation operation from Dubai to Mangaluru which was rescheduled from May 12 to May 14, has been once again pre-scheduled to May 12.
Union minister DV Sadananda Gowda in tweet said that the flight will take off from Dubai at 16.10 UAE time to reach Mangaluru at 9.10 pm IST on May 12 now.
He said that the changes were done due to constant persuasion from NRIs.
As reported earlier, priority will be given to pregnant women and above and people with medical emergency. Passengers from Mangaluru will be quarantined in Mangaluru while passengers from other districts like Udupi and Kasargod will be sent to their respective places where they will be quarantined.
It is said that hotels, institutions among others are booked as quarantine facility for passengers coming from abroad to Mangaluru.