New Delhi (NVI): Over 500 German citizens, who were stranded in India due to the nationwide lockdown, were flown back to their country today.
They were repatriated via a Lufthansa airline flight which airlifted them from Delhi airport and landed in Frankfurt.
“First repatriation flight from Delhi to Frankfurt succesful ! In an immense team effort we could bring home 506 people
! Excellent cooperation with @Lufthansa_DE and @Lufthansa_India ! @AA_SicherReisen @GERonAsia @germanydiplo,” the German Embassy in India tweeted today.
First repatriation flight from Delhi to Frankfurt succesful ! In an immense team effort we could bring home 506 people
! Excellent cooperation with @Lufthansa_DE and @Lufthansa_India ! @AA_SicherReisen @GERonAsia @germanydiplo pic.twitter.com/9EqP7kyOS1— German Embassy India (@GermanyinIndia) March 26, 2020
As part of the COVID-19 restrictions, the Central Government has banned all international commercial passenger flights to India from March 22 to 29.
The country is currently under a 21-day lockdown to combat the deadly pandemic that has claimed over 18,000 lives globally so far and infected more than 4,00,000.
