SRINAGAR: One hundred and fifty-five (155) passengers who were stranded and were evacuated from Dubai arrived in Srinagar on Friday, the government said on Saturday.
“As part of ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ a Dubai- Sgr- Delhi flight No. AI- 1996/1826 carrying 155 passengers including 4 infants landed at Sgr International Airport on 22-5-2020,” DIPR J&K tweeted.
As part of 'Vande Bharat Mission' a Dubai- Sgr- Delhi flight No. AI- 1996/1826 carrying 155 passengers including 4 infants landed at Sgr International Airport on 22-5-2020.@kansalrohit69 @DrSyedSehrish @ANI @PTI_News pic.twitter.com/1GHwVxAzUU
— DIPR-J&K (@diprjk) May 23, 2020
Upon their arrival in Srinagar, all these passengers were screened and their samples were taken to test for COVID-19. Later they were sent to administrative quarantine for a period of 14 days as mandated under the guidelines issued for curbing the spread of COVID-19.