A departure repatriation flight for Oman nationals stranded in the city took off from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad here on Monday.
A relief charter flight of Star Air – OG 9111, which operated purely as a domestic flight, departed at 7.12 am with 28 passengers to Mumbai.
As per the flight itinerary, from Mumbai, these passengers will be airlifted by an Air India Express flight to Oman.
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Later in the day, as part of the second phase of Vande Bharat Evacuation Mission Air India Express IX 818 from Muscat is expected to land with Indian citizens at RGIA around 5.35 pm.
All departing passengers were serviced through the fully sanitized Interim International Departures Terminal of the RGIA as per all safety protocol in place, according to airport officials.