International flights on November 25: Here are flights operated by Air India under Vande Bharat Mission

International flights: Check flights leaving for and from India to bring back stranded Indians.

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November 25, 2020 / 09:26 AM IST

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The Centre started the ‘Vande Bharat Mission' on May 6 to help those stranded due to the novel coronavirus pandemic reach their destinations via international repatriation flights.

According to the Civil Aviation Ministry, 9,737 repatriation flights were operated by the Air India Group under the Vande Bharat Mission till November 22, carrying over 12.50 lakh passengers. Of these, 4,867 were inbound flights carrying 780,961 passengers and 4,870 were outbound flights with 469,696 fliers.

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The mission is currently in Phase 7 which will continue until March 28, 2021.

Here is the repatriation international flights schedule for November 25:

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