New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) shared that around 1,30,000 Indians have returned to India since the developing security situation in West Asia.
Additional Secretary (Gulf), Aseem Mahajan, also shared the latest update on the flight and airspace situation in the region. He made the remarks during the Inter-Ministerial Briefing on the recent developments in West Asia.
He also provided the latest update on the flight and airspace situation in the region, noting, "In the UAE, regular non-scheduled commercial operations are operating from various airports and the availability of flights has improved; flights are available for travel. From Qatar, in the last few days, about 2,900 Indians have returned to India on Qatar Airways flights; some have also come via Saudi Arabia."
During the briefing, he also mentioned the death of two Indians who passed away in Muscat and also provided an update on Safesea Vishnu, noting that efforts are underway to repatriate the 15 Indian nationals and also to bring back the mortal remains of the Indian nationals.