Air India opens bookings for special flights to US, London, Singapore

The home ministry has also made it mandatory for pilots and crew to undergo Covid-19 tests in order to operate evacuation flights

Air India today opened booking for special flights to US, UK and Singapore to enable non-resident Indians and stranded citizens to return to these countries. On the return leg the airline will fly Indians stranded in these countries.

On Tuesday the governement announced first phase of evacuation exercise comprising of 64 flights to West Asia, London, Singapore and the US. These will be operated between May 7-15.

The airline has opened booking for ten flights to London, Singapore, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington. An economy class seat from Mumbai to London on May 8 was available  for around