COVID-19: 277 Indians Evacuated from Iran in Mahan Air Flight Taken to Jodhpur for Quarantine

A Mahan Air flight carrying 277 Indian passengers evacuated from Tehran, Iran has landed at Delhi airport as we speak early morning. All the 277 evacuees have been then taken to Jodhpur Airport the place they may quarantined for 14 days within the Army Wellness Facility established in Jodhpur Military Station. All passengers have been examined damaging for COVID-19 within the preliminary screening.

This is likely one of the two flights to land in India carrying passengers caught in Iran. Centre earlier gave permission to Iran-based Mahan Air for evacuating Indians caught within the Middle Eastern nation as a result of outbreak of Covid-19.

As per plans, two ferry flights will evacuate round 600 Indians from Iran. The first flight flew with evacuated Indians from the Middle Eastern nation on March 24, and landed on 25th March, whereas the second flight shall be operated March 28.

According to extremely positioned sources, all these Indian nationals have examined damaging for Covid-19.

Presently, solely Mahan Air and Iran Air function flight providers between India and Iran. However, final month, the providers of those two airways to India have been discontinued to forestall the unfold of the worldwide pandemic.

Earlier, Mahan and Iran Air evacuated Indians from the Middle Eastern nation on March 13 and 15.

With Inputs from IANS