Jaipur airport to receive 1593 Indians from various countries through 13 flights from May 22 onwards

JAIPUR: The authorities at the Jaipur airport are geared up for May 22 when stranded Indians from other countries will start landing in Jaipur. At least 13 flights as per the schedule released on Friday would be operated at the Jaipur airport from various countries including Manila, London, Toronto and Kazakhstan and other parts of the world via Delhi and Ahmedabad. Jaipur airport authorities are in touch with the state government to evolve the SOPs to handle these flight operations.
Airport authorities at Jaipur said that every passengers will have to undergo proper screening by the authorities of the state medical and health department. “Out of these people many would be sent to the quarantine facilities either in Jaipur or to their respective districts,” said a senior officer at the airport.
Jaideep Singh Balhara, director, Jaipur airport, divulging the details of the upcoming flights and the passengers, said, “ We are expecting arrival of 1593 passengers by 13 diferent flights that will start coming to Jaipur from May, 22 onwards. These special flights would be coming from the countries including Philippines, United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, Canada, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Russia.”
He added that in the first flight that is coming from Philippines 243 passengers will arrive at 12.30 am. “We are in touch with the state government to evolve various SOPs including proper sanitization, thermal screening and health check ups of the passengers arriving at Jaipur,” Balhara added.
The non-resident Indians through their ways and means were in touch with government of India to make efforts for evacuation. Prem Bhandari, USA Chairman of Jaipur foot has been writing to government of India on stranded Indians. “I have been in touch union foreign secretary Harvardhan Shringla and union civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola. On behalf of non-resident Indians I express my gratitude with their decision to facilitate these flights. Everyday I am getting calls from stranded Indians from all across the globe including students and professionals,” said Prem Bhandari, USA Chairman of Jaipur foot told TOI over phone from New York.