Vande Bharat Mission flights between Australia and India announced for December

India's national carrier Air India has announced new flights between India and Australia under phase seven of the Vande Bharat Mission, an initiative by the Indian government to bring its citizens back from different parts of the world.

Representational picture of Air India. Source: Air India

In December 2020, nine flights will be available from India to Australia, and a similar number of flights from Australia to India.

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Highlights:

• Air India announces repatriation flight schedule for December.
• A total of nine flights will be available from Sydney to Delhi. 
• India has opened its borders for OCI, PIO cardholders.

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All these flights are between Sydney and New Delhi international airports.

Here is the schedule:

Delhi to Sydney

02-Dec-20 DELHI 13:55 SYDNEY 08:20 03-Dec-20
05-Dec-20 DELHI 13:55 SYDNEY 08:20 06-Dec-20
09-Dec-20 DELHI 13:55 SYDNEY 08:20 10-Dec-20
12-Dec-20 DELHI 13:55 SYDNEY 08:20 13-Dec-20
16-Dec-20 DELHI 13:55 SYDNEY 08:20 17-Dec-20
19-Dec-20 DELHI 13:55 SYDNEY 08:20 20-Dec-20
23-Dec-20 DELHI 13:55 SYDNEY 08:20 24-Dec-20
26-Dec-20 DELHI 13:55 SYDNEY 08:20 27-Dec-20
30-Dec-20 DELHI 13:55 SYDNEY 08:20 31-Dec-20

 

Sydney to Delhi

04-Dec-20 SYDNEY 10:15 DELHI 18:05 04-Dec-20
07-Dec-20 SYDNEY 10:15 DELHI 18:05 07-Dec-20
11-Dec-20 SYDNEY 10:15 DELHI 18:05 11-Dec-20
14-Dec-20 SYDNEY 10:15 DELHI 18:05 14-Dec-20
18-Dec-20 SYDNEY 10:15 DELHI 18:05 18-Dec-20
21-Dec-20 SYDNEY 10:15 DELHI 18:05 21-Dec-20
25-Dec-20 SYDNEY 10:15 DELHI 18:05 25-Dec-20
28-Dec-20 SYDNEY 10:15 DELHI 18:05 28-Dec-20
01-Jan-21 SYDNEY 10:15 DELHI 18:05 01-Jan-21

Flights from Delhi to Sydney are crucial for people who want to travel to Australia, as currently there's little option available for them. Hundreds of Australians are stuck in India due to the border closures.

The Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O'Farrell, has advised travellers to check their eligibility before booking their tickets.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government is working to bring more than 25,000 citizens back home.

PM Morrison announced additional 150 places for returning Australians in Queensland.

The limit on the number of people returning to Australia will now be applicable over a weekly-period, instead of a daily cap, to increase flexibility.

There is a queue, and Australians are at the front of the queue.

"By doing them over a week we can get greater utilisation of the caps, which will increase our ability to get more Australians home, and wherever possible, we are looking for additional capacity," Mr Morrison said last week.

More information and booking details can be found on Air India's website.

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