Schedule and fares of Vande Bharat, air bubble flights to/from US and Canada

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The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA) has published its schedule of air bubble, evacuation as well as Vande Bharat Mission flights for/from various countries:

AIR BUBBLE FLIGHTS (until August 31, 2021):

• UK: India-London-India
• Germany: India-Frankfurt-India
• France: India-Paris-India
• Japan: India-Narita-India
• USA flights: India to New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., Newark San Francisco
• Oman: India-Muscat-India
• UAE: Flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi
• Afghanistan: India-Kabul-India
• Nepal: India-Kathmandu-India
• Bahrain: India-Bahrain-India
• Russia: India-Moscow-India
• Qatar: India-Doha-India
• Kuwait: India-Kuwait-India
• Maldives: India-Male-India
• Sri Lanka: India-Colombo-India

INDIA-USA BUBBLE FLIGHT ELIGIBILITY:

According to the revised circular issued by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the eligibility requirements for India-USA air bubble passengers are:

• Stranded Indian nationals
• All Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders holding passport of any country, and
• Foreign nationals (including diplomats) intending to visit India for any purpose (including their dependents on appropriate category of dependent visa) except those on Tourist visa.

All-inclusive one-way fare on direct flights (currency: INR). Note that flights to the USA also depart from Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kochi, Bengaluru.

All-inclusive one-way fare (currency: INR):

All-inclusive one-way fare (currency: USD @ 75.4 INR per dollar); fares are subject to change in accordance with change in exchange rate.

Direct and stopover flights from New York, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, Newark are available for Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kochi. Here’s a quick look at the fares on a few routes:

All-inclusive one-way fare (currency CAD @ 55.7 INR per Canadian dollar), fares are subject to change in accordance with change in exchange rate.

The government has announced the Vande Bharat Mission’s Phase 12 Evacuation Schedule up to October 30, 2021. Here’s the schedule between August 16 and September 15, 2021. A few flights out of Amritsar, Bengaluru, Mumbai might have domestic connections; check the Air India website for details. Note that domestic flights mentioned in schedule are only meant for International connecting passengers departing and arriving on the Air India Evacuation flights. These flights are not meant for domestic passengers.

Though the government has announced Vande Bharat Mission’s Evacuation Schedule of Phase 12 valid up to October 30, 2021, here’s the schedule between August 16 and September 15, 2021.