Japan, South Korea missing from first list of countries for evacuation of Indians stranded abroad


Heavy resentment prevails among the Indians stranded in Japan and South Korea as these countries do not figure in the first list issued by the Indian government for operating evacuation flights.

Starting May 7, as many as 64 Air India flights and two naval ships will operate for seven days till May 13 to bring back 14,800 Indians stuck in the USA, UK, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, Malaysia, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Bangladesh.

To be available to the Indians only with compelling reasons, the flights will cost Rs. 100,000 from USA, Rs. 50,000 from the UK, and Rs. 12,000 per person from Dhaka. Read more...

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