Thiruvananthapuram: In an effort to ensure easy and speedy return of Keralities to their home destinations, Kerala government today decided to charter flights to bring back the evacuees who have reached Mumbai after being rescued from strife-torn Yemen.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters that 140 Keralites are in Mumbai airport waiting for their onward journey to the state.
"The plan is to bring those stranded in Mumbai along with those who will be reaching tonight in the chartered flight", he said.
A decision in this regard was taken as more people are expected to reach Mumbai airport. Only 70 seats were available in scheduled flights for tomorrow morning. With a few more people landing tonight, their onward journey would become more difficult, he said.
Chandy said most of those who have reached Mumbai airport from Yemen have said they had a difficult time during their evacuation. Some had to travel around 20 hours by ship.
08/04/15 ZeeNews
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters that 140 Keralites are in Mumbai airport waiting for their onward journey to the state.
"The plan is to bring those stranded in Mumbai along with those who will be reaching tonight in the chartered flight", he said.
A decision in this regard was taken as more people are expected to reach Mumbai airport. Only 70 seats were available in scheduled flights for tomorrow morning. With a few more people landing tonight, their onward journey would become more difficult, he said.
Chandy said most of those who have reached Mumbai airport from Yemen have said they had a difficult time during their evacuation. Some had to travel around 20 hours by ship.
08/04/15 ZeeNews
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