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UAE says specific approval needed to take Vande Bharat flights to Dubai

Curbs come amid growing pressure on Indian govt to allow foreign airlines to carry passengers from India

Passengers onboard the Singapore-Mumbai flight, Vande Bharat Mission
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"We are still awaiting clarity from the UAE authorities. As of now we are not seeing any bookings," an Air India source said.

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
The UAE government has informed Air India that travel on Vande Bharat flights to Dubai will be restricted to those having specific approval from its government 

Indian permanent residents and work permit holders will therefore need to take specific approval from the UAE foreign ministry or its embassy to travel to the country, the airline said today.

UAE citizens and permanent residents are being allowed to return to Dubai from June 23. Air India which is operating repatriation flights under the Vande Bharat mission had asked General Civil Aviation Authority of  the UAE for permission to carry passengers from India.

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