Kuwait flight to bring 251 Indians to Indore today

INDORE: As many as 251 Indians, stranded abroad due to the Covid-19 pandemic, are expected to land at Indore airport on three special flights from Kuwait on Wednesday evening.
The Kuwait Airways flights are expected to land between 8pm and 12.30am under the ‘Vande Bharat’ Mission. “We are expecting special flights, carrying stranded Indian nationals, from Kuwait. However, arrival of these flights is subject to permission from DGCA,” airport director Aryama Sanyal told TOI on Tuesday.
Additional district magistrate BBS Tomar said all of them will be screened.“Once cleared, they will be taken to designated facilities set up at Army in Bairagarh (Bhopal) for 14 days’ mandatory quarantine. Separate vehicles have been arranged for their transportation,” Tomar told TOI. Those detected with Covid-19 symptoms will be taken to hospital.
These flights were earlier scheduled to land in Bhopal, but were diverted to Indore because it has customs and immigration services, said an official.
Hectic preparations were on at Indore airport to ensure social distancing and provide a safe and sanitized environment for the arriving passengers. Airport director Sanyal said “We have markings at escalators, lifts, aerobridges, and even in toilets to ensure strict compliance of distancing norms.”
High contact areas — such as desks, chairs, elevators and railings — are being sanitized at regular intervals.