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First chartered flight from Kuwait to arrive in Mangaluru on Jun 17

  •   Wed, Jun 17 2020 12:15:35 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SHP)

Mangaluru, Jun 17: As a part of the Vande Bharat Mission, the repatriation process are still underway. With special and chartered flights conducting uninterrupted operations to help bring back stranded Indians, the scene at major airports in the country has become a busy one. As a majority of the people from Dakshina Kannada have jobs in the Middle East, several flights with repatriated people are being flown back to Karnataka.

On Wednesday June 17, a Jazeera Airways flight from Kuwait to Mangaluru International Airport is slated to arrive. It will be the first chartered flight from Kuwait to Karnataka. The flight is scheduled to land at Mangaluru airport at 5 pm IST.


Passengers at Kuwait airport

The flight will also carry the mortal remains of Sathish Kochu Shetty (45), who lost his life in a fire tragedy at a refinery in Kuwait on June 14. Magnet team of Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association took the responsibility to send the mortal remains of Sathish Shetty to India by monitoring all legal proceedings in Kuwait. 

Reportedly, the arrangements for the repatriation of 160 passengers on board has been possible due to all Kannada and Tulu associations in Kuwait.

The agents of the said flight are Akbar Travels. Meanwhile, as part of the mandatory quarantine ordered for all the passengers, hotel bookings for a period of seven days was already done at the Kuwait Airport.

 

 
  

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    If the flight arrangement is not done by the the Government, the why the name Vande Bharath Mission...??? All the arrangements were done by Tulu associations and our Governments contribution is just give the permission and nothing else. People are spending more than double the money to travel and when they come here, they are quarantined at their own cost (which is exorbitant...!!!!! And I just want to know what is Governments contribution....???

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  • Sandesh, Kuwait

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    Flight was arranged by KKMA, KUWAIT KERALA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION. along with Alkbar Travels and our association like TuluKoota and KCWA.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    Sandesh, I do praise the contribution of KKMA and Akbar Travels.

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  • Anand, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    Thank you Akbar Travels and all NGOs behind this operation. We need more flights to Mangalore. and requesting to advertise on social media, as there are so many wanted to go back unaware of this flight arrangement.

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  • Gilbert, Udupi/Kuwait

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    All the best to Akbar Travels for the Chartered flight arrangements and the Kannadigas who assisted them.

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  • smr, Karkala

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    The contrast between this and V.P. Singh’s evacuation of more than 111,000 Indians trapped in Kuwait by Iraq’s 1990 invasion of the country, was the trigger for my belief.

    V.P. Singh during his prime ministership, decision-making process in 1990. The first thing he thought about, before considering even the foreign exchange crisis that Iraq’s invasion would trigger, was the security of the 170,000 Indians who were working in Kuwait at the time. Although Saddam Hussein’s government assured that it would keep them safe, most of Indians there wanted to come home. So when ferrying them back directly from Kuwait proved too difficult to arrange, Singh got Saddam Hussein to agree to our transporting them 1120 kms overland via Basra to Amman and flying them home from there.
    That aircraft then flew flawlessly 16 to 18 hours every day for the next two months, till all the 111,000-plus who had wanted to return had been repatriated. All in all, Air India and Indian Airlines flew 488 return flights. Till today, that remains the largest rescue airlift the world has known.

    V.P. Singh never even considered charging the Indians stuck in Kuwait in 1990 for no fault of their own. Not only is Modi charging Indians stranded abroad by COVID-19 but also the millions of poor trapped by his lockdown decision.

    It proves the leadership quality of the late Prime Minister VP Singh and the current political dispensation. It is now for Kuwait NRI's and their families to decide the person who comes to help in difficult time is their true leader.

    Jai Hind

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  • GURUPRASAD HEGDE, KUWAIT

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    The Kuwait Invasion and the repatriation then was totally different then the current situation the whole world is facing. Flight service and repatriation are being limited due to the COVID. Also the repatriation of Indians at the moment isn't limited to only one country but is taking place in more than 30 countries, understand the logistics, under staff of resources at various places due to social distance norms and other formalities required at many Indian mission abroad. Thing wise and do your part to help fellow citizens. You can contribute and participate to the process at various levels rather than the blame.

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  • Sandesh Amin, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    Looks like die hard fan of Modijee. Then why govt. Of India was. Not. Able to arrange a single flight from Kuwait to Mangalore or Bangalore.

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  • Charles 'Mello, Pangala

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    Our present government is trying to make money from every misery of our people. It is true so far.

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  • ramesh, bangalore

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    during kuwait war then congress govt evacuated indians from kuwait
    nearly 2,00,000 people without charging single penny from them.

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  • Suresh, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    People who disagree that congress government helped evacuation during war are currently brainwashed

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  • ALoysius, Bejai

    Wed, Jun 17 2020

    All the best,
    NGO are more sincere and honestly selfless service providers.

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