Mangaluru: The announcement of the Kuwaiti government to continue direct flights from India has brought a sense of relief among Indian expatriates stranded here for months.
Direct flights were suspended nearly 18 months back.
There is no official date that has been resolved for the return of flight.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation Kuwait (DGCA) number 32, on Tuesday, stated continuing commercial flight operations with India, Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, with compliance with the protocol.
Kuwait is likely to continue direct flights from India, start gradually.
Nelson Sandesh, who works in the food and beverage sector in Kuwait, has returned in February last year.
Neslon who was relieved said: “The company where I work repeatedly called me to return.
I have a vaccine certificate I was approved by Kuwait, and anxiously waiting for the flight to start.
” There is a lot that is like he is stranded here, and some of them even Losing their work.
The circular number DGCA 33 states that those who receive two vaccine doses approved by Kuwait, such as Pfizer Bionech, Astrazeneca / Oxford and Moderna, and one dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, was allowed to enter Kuwait.
Those who have received two doses of vaccines What is not approved in Kuwait, Sinopharm, Sinovac and Sputnik, must accept at least one additional dose of one of the approved vaccines in Kuwait.
Saudi Arabia Relaxes the rules of the Saudi Arabian Kingdom also have a relaxed rule for vaccinated expatriates in this country.
India in Saudi Arabia @Indianembriyadh, the official Account of the Indian Embassy Twitter, Riyadh, tweeted on the day Tuesday: “Embassies are happy to tell that the Saudi authorities have announced that Indian citizens who have traveled to India after receiving both vaccine doses in Saudi.
Arabs will be able to return to the kingdom directly without the need for quarantine in the third country.
“Two weekly flights to Muscat from Mia Mangaluru International Airport will start operating two weekly flights between Mia and Muscat, starting from September 2.
Flights will be operated on Thursday and Sunday.
Air India Express has started ordering.