Media Release

Jeddah, Jul 9: Karnataka NRI Forum, here, a registered charitable organization under Government of Karnataka and Indian Consulate Jeddah - Saudi Arabia, helping the Kannadigas overseas and in Karnataka state as well, has embarked on a major role of helping stranded Kannadigas travel back home under 'Vandebharath Mission.

The first flight which reached Bengaluru from Jeddah through this mission had 155 passengers. The forum helped hundreds of stranded Kannadigas reach their destination with the majority of passengers having emergency medical issues and pregnant women. Hundreds of Kannadigas look forward for help to fly back.

With sincere gratitude to the Indian Consulate of Jeddah and the Karnataka state government, the forum has organized two separate charter flights with Spice Jet to Mangaluru (IXE) on July 16 and Bengaluru (BLR) on July 18 from Jeddah (JED) airport respectively.

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With the availability of limited seats and a great number of Kannadigas, the passengers (from Karnataka only) can book and confirm their tickets by submitting their booking data under the link given below. Priority will be given to passengers with critical needs.

https://forms.gle/BGvFFXoNSxVmrpRh9

Note: The passengers who have already booked tickets with Karnataka NRI Forum Jeddah need not reapply as they will receive emails/calls from the forum shortly.

For further information kindly send emails to karnatakanriforumjeddah@gmail.com or call the below numbers:

Mohammed Mansoor (president): +966 50459 4752

Shaikh Saoud (chief coordinator): +966 55978 3092